In Uttar Pradesh,the Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati today said that her party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh alone, having no alliance with any major political formation.

The BSP chief, while releasing the list of her party candidates for 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, said that her party will attempt to defeat both Congress and the BJP in these polls to ensure niether the BJP, nor Congress government is formed at the Centre. She said that her party will try to become the balance of power at the centre.

AIR correspondent reports that Mayawati while announcing tickets said that her party has ensured the proper representation of all communities in the ticket distribution process.That is why the party has fielded fifteen candidates from backward classes, nineteen to Muslims, twenty one to Brahmins, eight to Kshatriyas and seventeen to scheduled castes.

Making a scathing attack on the Congress and the BJP, the BSP leader said that the people of this country are highly disappointed with the anti-people policies of the UPA government at the Centre. Neither Congress, nor the BJP will form the Government at the Centre this time. She also denied the reports of fielding party general secretary SC Mishra against Narendra Modi from Varanasi.