Jaipur: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today (Nov 28) said if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerges victorious in the December 1 Assembly polls in four States, it would start preparing for next Lok Sabha elections in order to get two-thirds majority.

"Rajyon mein vijay paakar hum Lok Sabha ki tayarri karenge. Usme hame do tihayee bahumat chahiye (after victory in Assembly elections, we will be bracing ourselves for Lok Sabha polls and we want two- thirds majority)," Vajpayee told a public meeting in Jaipur.

Explaining the need for two-thirds majority, he said, "We want to amend the electoral system to make it free from the menace of black money. We want to change the electoral process."

Taking strong exception to charges levelled by Congress against his Government on various fronts, Vajpayee said, "These weaken stability of the country and lower its prestige."

Talking about probity in public life, the Prime Minister said Dilip Singh Judeo resigned as Union Minister after allegations were levelled against him, but Chattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi was still in office despite the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing a forgery case against him.

Instead of asking its Chief Minister to resign, Congress was levelling allegations against the CBI, he said.

Exhorting people to throw away Congress in the Assembly polls, Vajpayee accused the party, in particular its chief Sonia Gandhi, of resorting to falsehood and baseless charges instead of giving an account of his Government's performance.

Referring to the use of black money in elections, he said he wanted to prevent conversion of democracy into money power and this was possible only by bringing in electoral reforms, for which two-thirds majority was needed.

"Elections should not be fought on the strength of black money. There should be a limit to electoral expenditure. Democracy should be saved," Vajpayee said, regretting the level of campaigning had come down with political parties resorting to charges and counter-charges.

"Does this increase national prestige? BJP always believes in politics based on principles, a very difficult task in the given situation," he said.

PTI