Kozhikode, Feb 28: The Bahujan Samaj Party, which has virtually no presence in Kerala, announced on Saturday that it would contest in 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state in the coming elections.
"Though we are aware that our winning chances are remote, the BSP is in the process of reorganising itself in the southern states and therefore has decided to contest half the seats from Kerala," BSP all-India treasurer Ambeth Rajan and State president K Viswanathan told reporters here.
Talks were going on with some parties and social organisations in the state to forge a tie-up during the polls, they said, adding the candidates list would be announced in a day or two.
However, they did not disclose the names of the parties or social groups that had decided to support the party in the coming elections.
Noting that the party, which has registered over one lakh members till last year, had "good chances" of widening its presence in the state, they said BSP was now engaged in a fresh membership drive across the state.
BSP had unsuccessfully contested from five parliamentary seats in the state during the last elections. Bureau Report