BSP plans to contest on all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra

KALYAN: The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is planning to contest on all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in a quest for its maiden political opening.The party has decided to contest from all seats after talk of alliance failed with Vanchit Aghadi. BSP leaders while holding a rally in Kalyan said that the party is planning to give a mix of Dalit and non-Dalit candidates in a bid to expand its electoral base. BSP leader Dayanand Kiratkar, secretary of BSP said, "We have decided to contest poll from all seats and we hope to win maximum seats so that we can make our party supremo Mayawati Prime Minister of country". Party general secretary Prashant Ingale said, "The talk is still also on with Samajwadi Party leaders in state if they agrees we can also fight together in state like Uttar Pradesh".