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By J.P. Shukla
The BSP leader, Mayawati, with the Governor, Vishnu Kant Shastri, staking claim to form the government in Uttar Pradesh. Lalji Tandon is to her right. — Photo: Subir Roy
The Governor, Vishnu Kant Shastri, today found that Ms. Mayawati's claim to form the next Government was prima facie substantiated by support from 211 MLAs in the Assembly which, at present has an effective strength of 399 members. Mr. Shastri is reported to have sent his report to the Centre recommending the revocation of President's rule to pave the way for the installation of a popular government in the State. Ms. Mayawati staked her claim today on the basis of the support in writing extended by the BJP, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the Lok Janshakti Party, the Janata Dal (United) and the Loktantrik Congress Party, besides a few MLAs. The Governor said that he would now complete the formalities for her swearing-in and give three weeks to prove her majority on the floor of the Assembly. Earlier, addressing a press conference along with the BJP Legislature Party leader, Rajnath Singh, Ms. Mayawati promised to look after the interests of all sections of society. The affairs of the government would be decided jointly by all partners of the coalition, she said.Both leaders took care to stress that the past bitterness between the parties had come to an end and their new friendship would last at least till the next Lok Sabha election. The voice of junior partners of the alliance was, however, not heard. Ms. Mayawati said that the controversy over the post of Deputy Chief Minister was the creation of the media. The issue was never raised during their negotiations to forge the alliance. On the much-touted coordination committee, she said leaders representing all partners of the coalition would make the panel. The Chief Minister would be its chairperson. The BSP leader said the alliance had come into being after discussions with the leaders of the BJP. She and the BSP supremo, Kanshi Ram, had extensive talks with the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Union Home Minister, L. K. Advani, and the BJP president, Jana Krishnamurthy, yesterday. It was agreed that her Ministry would be smaller and the number of Ministers would be in proportion to the strength of various parties in the Assembly. The post of Speaker would go to the BJP. The BSP would stand with the BJP in the coming elections for the President and the Vice-President and her party would support the National Democratic Alliance-led Government at the Centre both in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Her party would, however, not become a part of the Vajpayee Government, she said. The most favourable announcement for the BJP made by Ms. Mayawati, however, was that her party would jointly contest the next Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. But she said she was talking of this arrangement only for Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Rajnath Singh, who had already met the Governor with his letter of support to Ms. Mayawati before the press conference began, said the two parties had come together to give a popular government only to avoid fresh elections to the Assembly. The Samajwadi Party had failed to form a Government and that had created a situation for fresh elections, he said.
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