BSP shuns Gowda's overtures, to go it alone in Karnataka

BANGALORE: Rejecting JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda���s overtures for forging a tie-up in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP chief Mayawati has decided to go it alone in Karnataka.

���It is not correct to say we have dumped JD(S) because neither Behenji nor any other BSP leader had talked of any alliance ,��� BSP national general secretary Prof Dr Suresh Mane, who is the party in-charge for all southern states, said while confirming that Gowda had extended his support along with other left parties in opposing Congressled UPA regime���s N-deal .

���Maywati has directed all southern state units not to have any kind of alliance or understanding with any political party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls as well as for assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh,��� he said making it clear that BSP has never committed to joining or leading the third front.

Prof Mane said the BSP had notched significant gains in the just concluded assembly polls in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh both in terms of winning the number of seats and votes polled.

In Delhi and Rajasthan , BSP has proved its capability to damage the prospects of not just Congress but even BJP, he said pointing out that the party was determined to improve its performance and open in its account in the south.

He said the BSP did not want to waste its energies and resources in the ensuing by-elections to eight assembly constituencies in the state as its target was winning Lok Sabha polls. The party has built a considerable base in all southern states in the last few years, as is evident from the pressures felt by other political parties, he said claiming that BSP was confident of emerging as a force to be reckoned with.

Pointing out that the party was seriously engaged in making necessary preparations for the parliamentary polls, he said Mayawati will be addressing Sarvajan Samaj Brotherhood Maharallies at Mysore, Chennai and Kerala on December 21, 22 and 23 respectively. The date of the proposed rally in Andhra Pradesh has been postponed, he added.