PRAYAGRAJ, May 26 -- Senior BJP leader and UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday clarified that the saffron party is yet to decide whether it will fight the Panchayat elections in alliance or go it alone in the contest.

The statement of Maurya comes in the wake of Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister Anupriya Patel and Nishad Party's president and UP cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad over contesting May 2026 Panchayat elections alone.

Talking to media persons after attending a programme of the state basic education department here on Monday, the deputy CM gave a measured response to the recent statements of his party's allies on the issue.

He said that there has been no conversation at the party level yet on this to...