IT WILL PUT UP STRONG FIGHT: BJP ALLY

BALLIA : Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), an ally of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Sunday said the newly-formed SP-BSP alliance would put up a strong fight in this year’s Lok Sabha elections. “The country is witnessing an era of coalition, and no party has the courage to go to the polls alone. The SP-BSP alliance is a strong alliance, and it will put up a strong contest in the elections,” UP Cabinet minister and SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar told reporters here on Saturday. Replying to another query on whether his party will go with the SP-BSP alliance, Rajbhar said there was no truth in such rumours. Taking a jibe at the BJP, Rajbhar said, “The BJP feels there is a saffron wave across the state.’’