Janata Dal United to campaign for BJP

Janata Dal United (JD-U) will campaign for BJP candidates in Gujarat in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

JD-U has not fielded any candidate in the state for the polls.

"We will campaign for our alliance partner BJP in the state for the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre," JD-U state unit president Praveensinh Jadeja said.

JD-U is contesting in 40 seats throughout the country. Of them, 25 are in Bihar. The party has fielded four candidates in Karnataka, three in Uttar Pradesh and one in Madhya Pradesh.

"We are confident of winning all the 40 seats. In Gujarat, we will ensure that our ally BJP wins all the 26 seats," Jadeja said.

"In Gujarat, JD-U is the third largest party after BJP and Congress. We have a strong presence among the common men. We will strengthen our party at various levels by various programmes and campaigns," Jadeja said.

"We want to keep Congress out of power. We all have seen what they have done to this country during their rule," he said.

"We may have some minor differences with the NDA but all that will be sorted out through talks by our central leaders," Jadeja said.

Ashok Bhatt, Gujarat minister for law and legislative affairs, said, "JD-U, an important constituent of the NDA, is going to play an crucial role in forming the next government at the Centre.

"JD-U is not contesting in Gujarat but will help BJP by campaigning. We want to keep Congress out of power in this elections."

Bhatt ridiculed Congress' claim that the party will win majority of the seats in the state.