BSP to go it alone

The Bahujan Samaj Party will go it alone in the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka with party supremo Mayawati chalking out a detailed schedule...

The Bahujan Samaj Party will go it alone in the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka with party supremo Mayawati chalking out a detailed schedule for campaigning in the state.

“We will be contesting all 224 seats. We have decided against any coalition as we cannot afford to lose our vote base to any other party,” party leader Ambed Rajan said.Mayawati is scheduled to take up campaigning in the state with one rally each for 10 seats.

The campaign is scheduled in three phases, beginning from April last week, he said. According to sources, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Veer Singh has been deputed by Mayawati to oversee her rally arrangements and ticket distribution.

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“The distribution of tickets would be as per the proportional representation of different communities. All sections — backward, Dalit, upper caste, minorities — would be given due weightage,” he said.

The party plans to play the “kingmaker” and claims to own the “key” to the seat of power after the elections.

Though the EC’s media invitation did not specify the subject, officials said the briefing would pertain to the SIR schedule. (File)

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