Monday, February 6 2006 16:45 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh, who has declared his bete noir Kalyan Singh as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in the next Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, today (Feb 06 2006) ruled out the possibility of any alliance with the BSP with which it had a tie-up earlier but has kept the options open for tie-ups in the states going to polls shortly.

"We are not eager for a tie-up, Why is she so keen?" he asked in an interview, when asked about BSP Chief Mayawati's observations in her recent autobiography that she was open to an alliance with the BJP provided it threw out some of its leaders.

While not ruling out any alliance for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states including West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Singh maintained that the party was not making any efforts to woo UPA allies to the NDA fold.

"If anyone wants to come, they are welcome but some of the UPA allies have started realising that NDA was better compared to the Congress-led coalition", he said.

To a question about the recent inclusion of some party leaders in her team by expelled leader Uma Bharti, he merely said, "we have not received any reports from the state units".

Singh said he hoped to complete his visit to several parts of the country by March end. He would be addressing a rally in Raipur on February 18 and in Guwahati on February 19.

Promising a 'stormy' Budget Session of Parliament, the BJP Chief said inflation, Quattrocchi, Volcker and the Bihar Assembly dissolution topped the party's agenda.