New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 22 sought to downplay Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) decision to keep away from electioneering in the Assembly poll-bound five states saying that in the past too, it had not campaigned from the party's platform.

Asked to comment on VHP's decision not to campaign for any party during the coming Assembly elections, BJP spokesman Prakash Javedkar told reporters that previously also VHP did not campaign from BJP platform.

On whether it would make any difference to the electoral prospects of BJP, he said voters were aware these days and were capable of making the right choice.

VHP secretary general Pravin Togadia has said the VHP would have no role to play in the coming Assembly elections in five states and would not campaign for or against any political party.

Javedkar also sought to ignore questions whether there were serious differences between VHP and BJP after the Sangh Parivar outfit charged the Centre with conniving with the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh to carry out repression on Ram bhakts proceeding to Ayodhya.

PTI