JD-S leader Danish Ali joins BSP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

NEW DELHI: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader Danish Ali on Saturday joined the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party, ahead of the coming Lok Sabha elections.nnDanish Ali joined the BSP in the presence of the party’s national general secretary Satish Mishra at the BSP office here.nnAccording to BSP sources, Ali, who was considered as a top leader in former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda party, is likely to contest from Amroha in western Uttar Pradesh.nnThe BSP which scored a nil in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls is contesting the general elections this time in the state in alliance with the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal.nnThe BJP-led NDA alliance had won 73 out of 80 seats in the state in 2014.nnThe seven phased Lok Sabha elections is scheduled from April 11 to May 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.nnSource: Press Trust of India