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The BSP and the JD(S) announced on 8 February that they are entering into an alliance to contest the Karnataka Assembly polls together.
They said they will be fighting against both the Congress and the BJP in the state. As per the understanding, the BSP would contest 20 seats out of the total 224.
The BSP will be contesting from eight reserved and 12 general Assembly constituencies spread across 14 districts of the state.
The JD(S) will fight for the remaining 204 seats, aiming to form government under the leadership of JD(S) state chief HD Kumaraswamy, the leaders announced.
The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly ends in May.
The national presidents of both parties, HD Deve Gowda and Mayawati, will launch a joint campaign for the Assembly polls on 17 February from Bengaluru.
"This is the first time that the BSP, under the leadership of Mayawati, is getting into an electoral alliance with us as per our request."
He added that the BSP had a strong base in the state, which had over 22 percent Scheduled Caste votes.
Asked about BSP's hold in Karnataka, Misra said the party had scored well while fighting independently in several constituencies.
"We had representation in the Karnataka Assembly in 1999. BSP has performed well even in states like Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir," he said.
(With inputs from IANS & PTI)
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