New Delhi, March 12
An understanding between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for forming a government in Uttar Pradesh is in the final stages.

An indication in this regard was available today when Uttar Pradesh Governor Vishnukant Shastri told newspersons that it would be a failure on his part if a government was not formed.

While the Governor did not say anything beyond this, sources said the BJP high command was waiting for the Ayodhya developments to be over before giving a green signal for the formation of a BJP-BSP alliance.

Details were still being worked out, but Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would decide anytime on the issue after March 15.

If allies like the Janata Dal (United), Biju Janata Dal, Telugu Desam Party and Trinamool Congress decided to pull out of the National Democratic Alliance on the Ayodhya issue, the support of the BSP would become crucial, sources said.

Under these circumstances, the support of the AIADMK would also be sought and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa would join the NDA.