Summary:
Asked how many seats BSP will contest in MP, Dr Sunilam said: “It is not known to Samajwadi Party.” Sources say rebel Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi’s son, Nitin, could contest Khajuraho LS seat on an SP ticket. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and all other prominent party leaders know who are the people in MP to lead the party. Bhopal: SP-BSP ‘grand alliance’ in Uttar Pradesh is likely to stretch into neighbouring Madhya Pradesh as well.Sources say SP will contest only three of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in MP — Balaghat, Khajuraho and Tikamgarh — while BSP will field candidates on rest of 26 seats in the state.“Yes, we have an alliance with SP in MP as well. They are contesting three seats and we shall field candidates in rest of the 26 seats,” said BSP state president Pradeep Ahirwar.It would mean that under seat-sharing agreement for MP, the Samajwadi Party has decided not to contest any of the Lok Sabha seats in Vindhya and Chambal regions, where BSP has traditionally been strong, say SP leaders..