We don't want further division of Madhya Pradesh: BJP

Taking exception to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's demand of carving out separate Bundelkhand state out of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, state BJP chief Narendra Singh Tomar today said that his party doesn't want the state to be bifurcated again.

"I don't agree with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati's demand," Tomar told reporter here after he was asked to comment over the clamour of statehood demands from different parts of the country and development over Telangana issue.

"We don't want Madhya Pradesh to be divided again," he said adding that the state had already formed a separate authority for the development of Bundelkhand. Earlier, Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000.

Asked about the discontent in his party over allotting seats in the ongoing civic polls in the state, Tomar said BJP is a big party and wishes of all claimants to run election can't be fulfilled. The discontent among partymen who were denied tickets was natural, he added.