Despite majority claims, BJP scours for allies
May 11, 2014  19:18
Even as its leaders claim that the BJP and its allies will get a majority in the Lok Sabha, the party seems to be looking for potential allies. BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has said that making disparaging remarks about governments run by regional parties in different states did not pre-empt the possibility of allying with them later.

His aide Amit Shah, who handles the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, a state crucial to the BJP's electoral plans, said Friday that the party did not believe in political "untouchability". Political experts say this is a sign that the Bharatiya Janata Party's juggernaut has not rolled decisively enough to propel it to a clear win in the 545-seat Lok Sabha.
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