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The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is planning to contest all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in a quest for its maiden political opening. "We are contesting all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. He added that in the Lok Sabha, the BSP would focus on constituencies in Vidarbha, where they have a committed vote base. Our district level functionaries are organising a review in their constituencies," said Suresh Sakhare, Maharashtra chief of the BSP. Despite the Shiv Sena and BJP sweeping all 11 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha, the BSP, which has been seen as a spoiler by the Congress and NCP in previous elections, managed to hold on to its base by getting around 95,000 votes in some seats..