Amid buzz that the BJP is sending feelers to more sub-regional parties to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Uttar Pradesh, Mahan Dal (MD) president Keshav Dev Maurya on Thursday said BJP leaders are continuously reaching out to him to join the NDA alliance, but he will take any decision after due consultation with supporters and well-wishers.
“I was asked to join before the NDA meeting in New Delhi on July 18. After that too BJP leaders including their State chief [Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary] reached out to me, but I will take any decision after due consultation with supporters and well-wishers,” Mr. Maurya told The Hindu.
The MD president added that an alliance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would be ideal for the MD to join but no outreach is being attempted by the BSP. “We offered unconditional support to the BSP in June. But there is no response from the Mayawati-led party. As a party our politics is opposed to the BJP, hence an Opposition alliance including the BSP would be ideal for us. But, as they [BSP] are unresponsive, we have to make a choice in future,” he said.
