Topic: BSP

Senior party leader says seat sharing won’t be a “speed breaker”, insists party not disjointed in state.

Portfolio sharing had turned out to be a thorny issue between the Congress and JDS and was thrashed out after much haggling, with both parties announcing an agreement on June one.

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The opposition was so confident of winning Kairana that it gave the ticket to a Muslim, despite the possibility of an anti-Muslim Hindu consolidation.

Many will vote for RLD but only because the candidate is a Muslim; say Jat-Muslim unity thing of the past.

Mayawati is best placed to be a sutradhar, and not the protagonist. If she were to declare she’s not in the race for the post of PM, her status as the tallest Dalit leader would make her the real power broker of opposition unity.

Several unanswered questions remain as the Congress-JD(S) coalition government takes oath, including whether the grand old party is ready to play second fiddle at the national stage.

All parties are trying to keep their flock close, making calls to each of their MLA-elects to ensure they had not been poached.

While the state’s Dalits have traditionally been Congress voters, they have also aligned with the BJP in the past, and produced a photo finish...

Only the BSP, which contested in alliance with the JD(S), could win a seat – its candidate beat the Congress in Kollegal by 19,454 votes.