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BSP first list in three days: Sindhia

Bangalore: The State unit of the Bahujan Samaj Party will launch its campaign for the coming Assembly elections on April 13 and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayavati will participate in the party’s election meetings on four days.

Going to the polls with its simple declaration “Sarvajan Sukhaya — Sarvajan Hitaya,” the party will field candidates from all the 224 Assembly constituencies, the former Minister and campaign committee chairman P.G.R. Sindhia said here on Friday. The places where Ms. Mayavati would attend meetings were yet to be decided.

Addressing presspersons, Mr. Sindhia said the first list of candidates for the first phase of elections would be announced in three days. The party workers would distribute a 20-page appeal by Ms. Mayavati to over 10 lakh households during the campaign.

Mr. Sindhia alleged that parties were indulging in distribution of money, saris and rice to voters and they were also hoarding liquor to be supplied to them. Mr. Sindhia said that he had complained to the Election Commission urging it to initiate action against the violators of the model code of conduct.

Mr. Sindhia reiterated his stand that he would not contest in the elections and that his Kanakapura constituency has been merged with Sathnur and Ramanagara constituencies. However, he would undertake a month-long election tour.

He hoped that the percentage of votes for his party would reach double digit in the coming elections and a large number of Muslims and Brahmins have become supporters of the party.

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