New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said her party will fight the upcoming assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh alone but can work with the Samajwadi Party in future if Akhilesh Yadav is able to “fulfil his duties”.

Mayawati added that the BSP’s relationship with the Samajwadi Party is never going to end and she will try to ensure that their relationship stays intact.

“On the other hand, political compulsions cannot be ignored completely and everyone knows that,” she said.

“The bypolls can be announced any moment now. Under current conditions, in Uttar Pradesh, we have decided to fight the bypolls — which will happen on some seats — all alone,” Mayawati told the media.

“If I feel that the SP president is able to fulfil his duties and convert his people into missionaries, then we can still walk together in future. There has been no permanent break as of now.”

“If he is unable to succeed in his task, it will be better for the party to walk alone,” she added.

The BSP chief called a review meeting in New Delhi on Monday to analyse the Lok Sabha results.

The BJP won 62 of 80 seats in the state while the ‘gathbandhan’ bagged just 15 with the BSP winning 10 and the SP five. The Congress got one seat and the Apna Dal (S) two. In 2014, the BSP could not even manage one seat.

Eleven assembly bypolls are due in UP after the respective MLAs won the Lok Sabha polls. While nine BJP MLAs emerged victorious in the LS polls, one each from the BSP and the SP were elected to the lower house.

“I have to say with much sadness that the SP’s base vote — means ‘Yadav samaj’ — has not stood along with the SP even in areas where they are in high numbers,” Mayawati said.

“Dimple Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav have lost elections from Kannauj, Badaun and Firozabad, respectively, and it has made us think a lot,” she added.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he will now prepare for Assembly bye-elections and his party will contest on all 11 seats where polls are to be held.

“I will consult my party leaders and then we will contest the bye-elections. If the alliance has parted ways, then welcome.”

The SP chief avoided commenting on Mayawati’s statement.

Akhilesh was in Ghazipur Tuesday to visit the family of SP leader Vijay Yadav who was murdered on May 24.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has so far maintained a studied silence on the snapping of ties with BSP.