BJP gave RLD 'respect', any decision on forging alliance to be taken by leadership of both parties: U.P. Minister
The HinduThe Rashtriya Lok Dal's alliance with the BJP in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls had proved "most advantageous" for the Jayant Chaudhary led party as it had won five seats, and any decision on a tie-up between the two parties for the next elections will be taken by the leadership, Uttar Pradesh Minister Kapil Dev Aggarwal has said. The western Uttar Pradesh centric party under the leadership of Ajit Singh had fought the 2009 Lok Sabha elections with the BJP. As far as the Bahujan Samaj Party is concerned, Mr. Aggarwal said it has "weakened" over a period of time and its traditional voters are being attracted towards the BJP. "The farmers of western Uttar Pradesh are seeing that after Mr. Modi came to power, terrorism has ended, the number of bodies coming there has reduced to minimum, and the border has become secured," Mr. Aggarwal said.