State News And Discussion - 3

[Capt M Kumar]

<!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo--> Despite stiff resistance from some state leaders, BJP is inching towards a tie-up with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal in UP with alliance talks set to enter a decisive phase. The move to seal a deal with the Jat leader would be an important step towards getting BJP back into the frame in western UP.

While Ajit Singh and senior BJP functionaries are in regular touch, some saffron leaders from UP like former chief minister Kalyan Singh and ex-Bajrang Dal strongman Vinay Katiyar are in a sulk and are not present at the party national executive which is underway here. They are strongly opposed to a tie-up with RLD for 25 Lok Sabha seats in UP.

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