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The '''Mahagathbandhan''' (or Grand Alliance), or '''MGB''',<ref name="IANS">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjp-has-numbers-to-crack-mgb-s-caste-code-in-up-s-final-round-ians-special-119051500390_1.html|title=BJP has numbers to crack MGB's caste code in UP's final round (IANS Special) |date=15 May 2019 |agency=IANS |work=Business Standard India |access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> or simply the '''Gathbandhan''' (Alliance),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verma |first1=Lalmani |title=For UP gathbandhan, RLD is first off the block, SP-BSP yet to get going |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/up-lok-sabha-elections-gathbandhan-rld-ajit-singh-bsp-sp-5653779/ |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=th04142019>{{cite news |title=‘SP-BSP-RLD thagbandhan won’t cross double digits’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sp-bsp-rld-thagbandhan-wont-cross-double-digits/article26837237.ece |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=14 April 2019 |agency=PTI}}</ref> was an anti-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Swati |title=Opinion: With Typical Arrogance, Congress Dents Opposition Unity Again |url=https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/mayawati-vs-congress-goes-next-level-opposition-unity-hit-anew-1962659 |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=NDTV |date=1 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=P|first=Shilpa|date=11 April 2019|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/110419/we-can-become-kingmakers-bsp-chief-mayawati-eggs-on-party-workers.html|title=We can become kingmakers: BSP chief Mayawati eggs on party workers|work=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> anti-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/bsp-will-play-a-role-in-balance-of-power-at-centre-mayawati/article26799236.ece|title=BSP will play a role in 'balance of power' at Centre: Mayawati|date=10 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/080519/since-mahagathbandhan-was-formed-bjp-lost-sleep-mayawati.html|title=Since mahagathbandhan was formed, BJP lost sleep: Mayawati|date=8 May 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2019/05/17/india-elections-what-to-expect-under-modi-2-0/|title=India Elections: What To Expect Under Modi 2.0|date=17 May 2019|website=Forbes|access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref> Indian political alliance formed in the run-up to the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]] under the leadership of two former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, [[Akhilesh Yadav]] of the [[Samajwadi Party]] and [[Mayawati]] of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], along with [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]'s [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] and several other political parties, contesting in different states of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-2019-mayawati-should-be-pm-says-pawan-kalyan-after-poll-pact-with-bsp-she-nods/story-3ft4F47Wc22UiZaE32ZgFJ.html|title=Mayawati should be PM, says Pawan Kalyan after poll pact with BSP. She nods|date=15 March 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>

The Mahagathbandhan left 2 seats in Uttar Pradesh for Congress president [[Rahul Gandhi]] and his mother [[Sonia Gandhi]] to run in and Mayawati declared its support for the two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-mahagathbandhan-vote-will-go-to-congress-in-amethi-rae-bareli-maya/story-RV9SnvIaVoEeaOFaCVpNjL.html|title=Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mahagathbandhan vote will go to Congress in Amethi, Rae Bareli: Mayawati|date=6 May 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> The coalition alliance has brought together "two arch rivals" of the past, and have been campaigning at the grassroots level.<ref>{{cite news |title=SP-BSP Gathbandhan: How effective is the alliance? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sp-bsp-gathbandhan-how-effective-is-the-alliance/videoshow/68852110.cms |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=12 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Mahagathbandhan opposed BJP's [[Narendra Modi]] in the 2019 general elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/view-mahagathbandhan-standing-like-a-wall-between-modi-and-his-second-term/articleshow/69341139.cms|title= Mahagathbandhan standing like a wall between Modi and his second term|date=15 May 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref> According to the ''Business Standard'', the Mahagathbandhan attempted to compete in the 2019 election using caste vote bank arithmetic.<ref name="IANS"/> The Mahagathbandhan alliance was projected as a "bulwark against a second term for BJP", but found little support among the voters and was "virtually swept away", according to ''The Tribune India''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Naim |first1=Shahira |title=Mahagathbandhan fails to make it |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/mahagathbandhan-fails-to-make-it-777358 |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=Tribune |date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In June 2019, Mayawati blamed the general elections defeat of the alliance on the weakness within the Samajwadi party, its failure to consolidate the backward caste votes. Mayawati ended the alliance. The Samajwadi Party confirmed the "undoing of the Mahagathbandhan", according to ''The Week''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Awasthi |first1=Puja |title=Mahagathbandhan: Why SP is relieved Mayawati pulled plug on alliance |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/06/05/mahagathbandhan-why-sp-relieved-mayawati-pulled-plug-on-alliance.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |magazine=The Week |date=5 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

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|align=left |[[Janta Congress Chhattisgarh]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-election-2019-bsp-candidate-list-for-chhattisgarh/amp_articleshow/68811493.cms|title=BSP to fight on all seats in chattisgarh, JCC extends support|date=10 April 2019|website= Business Insider}}</ref>

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Mahagathbandhan held many election rallies in different Lok Sabha constituencies.<ref>{{cite web | last=Chowdhury | first=Neerja | title=A changed Uttar Pradesh | website=The Tribune | date=12 April 2019 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/a-changed-uttar-pradesh/756993.html | access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/akhilesh-mahagathbandhan-pilibhit-alliance-mahamilavat-modi-lok-sabha-elections-5673392/|title=Mahagathbandhan of poor, deprived will bring acche din: Akhilesh Yadav|date=13 April 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/my-vote-daily-dispatch-akhilesh-yadav-mayawati-meerut-namami-gange-congress-song-bjp-tv-show|title=Daily Dispatch: Will SP-BSP-RLD Mahagathbandhan Defeat the BJP?|date=7 April 2019|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Akhilesh: Mahagathbandhan giving sleepless nights to BJP |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/akhilesh--mahagathbandhan--giving-sleepless-nights-to-bjp.html |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=The Pioneer |date=11 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=At first UP mahagathbandhan rally, Muslims, Jats, Dalits share seats, set allies on their way | website=ThePrint | date=7 April 2019 | url=https://theprint.in/politics/at-first-up-mahagathbandhan-rally-muslims-jats-dalits-share-seats-set-allies-on-their-way/218211/ | access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> BSP's unit [[Bahujan Volunteer Force]] and SP's unit Lohia Vahini worked with cooperation during campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/more-about-optics-at-mainpuri-rally-as-cadres-of-bsp-sp-mirror-bonhomie-of-leaders-119041900805_1.html|title=More about optics at Mainpuri rally as cadres of BSP, SP mirror bonhomie of leaders|agency=Press Trust of India|date=19 April 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> BSP pledged to offer new farming model in Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | title=BSP candidate from Kangra seat won't take it lying down | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=8 May 2019 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bsp-candidate-from-kangra-seat-won-t-take-it-lying-down/769587.html | access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> In Punjab, Resurgent BSP drew huge crowds in comparison to Congress.<ref>{{cite web | title=Resurgent BSP could spell trouble for Cong | website=The Tribune | date=8 May 2019 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/resurgent-bsp-could-spell-trouble-for-cong/769709.html | access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> Mayawati herself campaigned for [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]], [[Akhilesh Yadav]] and [[Dimple Yadav]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/after-24-years-mayawati-shares-stage-with-mulayam-singh-yadav/article26889701.ece|title=Mayawati campaigns for Mulayam, preaches unity to cadre|last=Jigeesh|first=A. M.|website=The Hindu Business Line|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/modi-not-obc-by-birth-says-mayawati/cid/1690332|title=Modi not OBC by birth, says Mayawati|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/kannauj-dimple-yadav-touches-mayawati-211615611.html|title=Kannauj: Dimple Yadav touches Mayawati's feet, she seeks votes for 'bahu'|website=in.news.yahoo.com|language=en-IN|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> and herself voted for SP's cycle symbol first time in her political history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/mayawatis-lucknow-conundrum-will-bsp-chief-finally-break-tradition-she-held-on-to-for-over-two-decades/1569255/|title=Mayawati's Lucknow conundrum: Will BSP chief finally break tradition she held on to for over two decades?|date=6 May 2019|website=The Financial Express|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> BSP-LSP Alliance in Haryana created Dalit-OBC social coalition.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Haryana leader who's uniting anti-Jat forces and could hurt BJP & Congress | website=ThePrint | date=29 April 2019 | url=https://theprint.in/politics/the-haryana-leader-whos-uniting-anti-jat-forces-and-could-hurt-bjp-congress/227850/ | access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> Slogans of Mahagathbandhan include ''Jai Bhim, Jai Bharat, Jai Lohia'' and ''Mahagathbandhan Se Mahaparivartan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/mayawati-adds-jai-lohia-bsp-slogan-kannauj-rally-1510323-2019-04-26|title=Mayawati adds Jai Lohia to BSP slogan at Kannauj rally|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/akhilesh-yadav-tweets-alliance-logo-made-by-supporter-5634891/|title=Akhilesh tweets alliance 'logo' made by supporter|date=20 March 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> [[University of Oxford]]'s [[Oxford Internet Institute]] conducted study which stated that Mahagathbandhan shared least junk news while BJP and Congress shared large amount of ''divisive and conspiratorial content'' on social media in 2019 elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bjp-congress-share-more-junk-news-on-whatsapp-than-bsp-sp-says-oxford-study-5726345/|title=BJP, Congress share more 'junk news' on WhatsApp than BSP-SP, says Oxford study|date=14 May 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/may/14/sp-bsp-social-media-content-least-sensational-oxford-study-1976619.html|title=Samajwadi Party, BSP social media content least sensational: Oxford study|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>

Mahagathbandhan has received support from [[Aam Aadmi Party]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-aam-aadmi-party-to-support-sp-bsp-alliance-in-2019-polls/story-xjLXQGDvXFBBQWJF9LpiCM.html|title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Aam Aadmi Party to support SP-BSP alliance in 2019 polls|date=16 March 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/politics/250419/will-do-everything-to-stop-modi-shah-duo-kejriwal.html|title=Support 'secular mahagathbandhan', stop Modi-Shah duo: Kejriwal|date=25 April 2019|website=The Asian Age|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> Congress,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/rahul-gandhi-mahagathbandhan-sp-bsp-alliance-uttar-pradesh|title='Will Help Mahagathbandhan Where We Can't Win in UP': Rahul Gandhi|date=2 May 2019|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/uttar-pradesh/news/jat-outfit-to-back-sp-bsp-on-23-ls-seats-cong-on-2/articleshow/68769296.cms|title=Jat outfit to back SP-BSP on 23 Lok Sabha seats, Congress on two - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> and [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jamaat-e-Islaami Hind asks Muslims to support 'secular parties' in UP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/uttar-pradesh/news/jamaat-e-islami-hind-asks-muslims-to-support-secular-parties-in-up/articleshow/68819911.cms |access-date=4 September 2019 |work=Times of India |date=10 April 2019}}</ref>