Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced its election rally on October 13 in Chattisgarh. The BSP has which has formed an alliance with the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J).
BSP’s Chhattisgarh unit president O P Bajpayee has said on Thursday, “ BSP chief Mayawati will address a mega rally in Bilaspur town on Saturday”, adding that chief ministerial candidate Ajit Jogi will also be present during the rally.
According to the pre-poll alliance agreement, BSP will contest 35 seats, while Janta Congress will fight 55 seats for the 90-member Assembly.
Ajit Jogi has been made the chief ministerial candidate of the coalition. Bajpayee also said that the names of candidates will be decided after the rally. He said, “After her (Mayawati’s) visit, names of the candidates, who will contest the 35 seats as per the poll alliance with Janta Congress will be finalized.
The state will conduct poll in two phases. The first being held on November 12 where 18 naxal-affected constituencies in the state will go to polls while polling for the rest of the 72 constituencies will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will be held on December 11.