[20] According to the Business Standard, the Mahagathbandhan attempted to compete in the 2019 election using caste vote bank arithmetic.

[10] 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.

[21] 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.

[28] On 1 June 1995, Mayawati accused Samajwadi party of usurping its voters and decided to end the alliance.

"[28] The SP group is alleged to have beaten up the BSP representatives and workers with lathis (wooden rods), held them against their will, and had sought to beat up Mayawati.

[31] In 2007, Mulayam Singh Yadav slapped corruption charges on Mayawati in the Taj corridor scam, according to The Times of India.

[31] In 2009, while Mayawati was in power, her BSP party workers were accused by the opposition for framing them, burning their house, and of physical assault.

[33] During a series of by-elections in March 2018, Mayawati ordered BSP voters to transfer their votes to Samajwadi Party candidates.

[51][52] Mahagathbandhan has received support from Aam Aadmi Party,[53][54] Congress,[55] Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti[56] and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.

[57] In a survey conducted by the India Today group, the Mahagathbandhan was expected to have considerable success in the 2019 elections, being projected to win 58 seats in total.