Days after announcing his decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls, Om Prakash Rajbhar, leader of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), an ally of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh said that the BJP didn’t pay heed to their demands because of caste factor. Accusing the saffron party of neglecting its longtime ally, Rajbhar said that BJP kept them hanging till the end of the first phase of elections. In an interview to Outlook, Rajbhar said that the party has fielded candidates for 39 seats and its exit will affect BJP adversely.