Maya shortens distance b/w her and CM home

Lucknow, May 11: The latest trends and results of the UttarPradesh assembly polls indicate that Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) is on the verge of occupying 5, Kalidas Marg, the officialresidence of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.

The trends and results provided by the EC till 1200 hrs indicatethat the BSP won three seats and was on its way to corner 201 seats.

The assembly has a strength of 403 members. But the elections wereheld to 402 seats only as the election to the Khaga assemblyconstituency was countermanded following the death of Congresscandidate in a road accident. Elections there would be held on May 24.

There were scenes of jubilations in the BSP camp with workersdistributing sweets, breaking into a frenzy and dancing to the tunes of'dhol' and 'nagada'.

After conceding defeat, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav isscheduled to meet Governor T V Rajeswar to tender his resignation at1500 hrs today.

UP Congress president Salman Khurshid, meanwhile, remainedcloseted with the Governor for about an hour in the face of possibilityof a BSP government in the state. The Congress is also contemplatingextending outside support to the BSP.

Meawnhile, other smaller parties have also expressed their willingness to support the BSP, BSP sources revealed.

BSP supremo Mayawati, who was closely monitoring the results ather residence since this morning, has conveyed to mediapersons that shewill speak to them only after the results are officially announced bythe Election Commission.

UNI