New Delhi: With Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emeging as the clear leader in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and is all set to form the next government.
However, that party is likely to fall short by about 15-20 seats of a clear majority.
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), which is at the third spot behind BSP and the Samajwadi party, has said that it had not decided on supporting the BSP.
"We had a coalition with BSP three times. We have said we are not supporting or seeking support (from BSP). Unless the situation is clear, we cannot change our stand minute to minute.," BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said.
He said BJP leaders will meet in the evening after all the results are out and the picture is clear to discuss the situation.
Javadekar described the elections as a vote against the Mulayam Singh Yadav government, but said the people chose either BSP or BJP to ventilate their anger against the Samajwadi Party.
Asked whether the UP election results would have a bearing on national politics, he said it would definitely have ramifications at the Centre.
BJP Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the verdict was against the SP and the Congress-led Government at the Centre. "The verdict is certainly not for President's rule," he said.
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