Wednesday, December 28 2005 14:24 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mahuba (UP): Buoyed by the impressive turnouts during her ongoing 'Ram Roti Yatra' expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharati has hinted that she may not be averse to the idea of forming her own political party in the near future.

"I do not want to comment on the issue at this juncture. But it is the people, followers and my admirers who will decide about my future course of action. I will merely go by their wishes," she told sources in an interview here.

As a precursor to the move, Uma indicated that immediately after the conclusion of the present yatra she would be visiting Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Uttaranchal and Assam to step up her campaign for what she claimed was ensuring 'dignified life and honest living' for the common man.

"I have been receiving requests from my followers from all these states to step up my campaign for a corruption free society and also carry out a fight against various local problems," she claimed. Uma also asserted that if the BJP was to capture power again it has to fully embrace the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).

"Unless the BJP completely surrenders itself to the ideology, guidance and support of the Sangh Parivar, they cannot come back to power or revive the party's fortune," she remarked. Replying to a question whether she was amenable to the idea of a compromise with the BJP leadership, the firebrand leader said she has never left the party.