NDA won’t try to form government if UPA collapses: BJP

We will go to the people and convince them about the failures of the UPA government and seek their mandate,” BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu told reporters.

“Election is the only solution,” he added.

Making a comparison between BJP-led NDA and Congress-led UPA, Naidu claimed that NDA was a stronger coalition. He said Congress failed to maintain “coalition dharma”, leading to exodus of supporters.

“Congress brought up the issue of nuclear deal even though it was not in the common minimum programme of the UPA and antagonised the Left parties,” he said.

BJP, already upbeat from recent victories in assembly elections in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, has been gearing up for the general elections for the past few months.

It was the first party to announce a list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

Naidu said talks were on with smaller parties to win them over to the NDA camp. “Post-poll alliances may also take place and are not being ruled out,” he said.