AAP's presence to help BSP in Punjab polls: Kashyap

BSP today claimed the presence of Aam Admi Party (AAP) in 2017 Punjab assembly polls may prove to be the beneficial for it due to "multi-cornered" contest.
AAP's presence in the poll might to be "most beneficial" for the party, BSP state unit chief Narendra Kashyap here.
Kashyap claimed his party will gain in a multi-cornered fight in the state and said earlier during straight contests between Congress and SAD-BJP, the party could not win any seat and lost about 20 seats by "very narrow" margins.
He also said AAP won't be able to repeat its performance of Delhi Assembly election in Punjab as the party had "failed" to fulfil the promises made to the people of Delhi.

"Neither there has been any Jan Lokpal Bill so far, nor has there been corruption-free governance in Delhi," said Kashyap.
On alliance with Congress, he said party supremo Mayawati would take a decision after a state-level rally to be held in Nawanshahr on March 15, the birthday of party's founder Kanshi Ram.

Mayawati will address the rally, said Kashyap.
As of now, the party was focusing on contesting all the seats in the coming poll in Punjab, he added.
Kashyap said "anti-Dalit" instances of Punjab's ruling alliance had helped BSP bring its cadres on its platform and the party was in the process of selecting candidates on the basis of consensus only.