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LUCKNOW: Accusing PM Narendra Modi of promoting communalism, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said that ruling BJP was preparing ground for an early Lok Sabha election along with state polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh later this year. The BSP supremo also accused BJP of giving protection to communal elements. "BJP used every trick to wheel out a communal narrative during state elections in Karnataka but it could not form government in the state," she said.Even after coming to power, BJP is pursuing the same divisive and negative politics which it used to do when it was in opposition, Mayawati said.She accused BJP of ignoring real problems like inflation, farmers' suicides, exodus of people. She said that BJP walked out of its coalition government with Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the same strategy.Referring to PM Modi questioning Congress if it was a party of Muslim men only at his Azamgarh rally, Mayawati said that he was attempting to communalise the atmosphere in the country while talking about development.Mayawati said that issues like shamshaan- kabristan, triple talaq, Hindu-Muslim were being raked up deliberately and BJP was targeting opposition in sheer frustration..