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"Under the formula, legislators would be re-nominated, while those who had been placed second in the last assembly elections would be given the next priority, and lastly it would be on the basis of the victory ability of the candidate," party sources said in New Delhi.
The BJP is keen to avoid last-minute hiccups over seat-sharing, they said.
"It is imperative that the question of seat-sharing is settled before any other details of alliances are worked out as it is seat-sharing which invariably leads to differences and could hamper poll prospects," the sources said.
The BJP's top leadership, which reviewed the party's status in Uttar Pradesh at a recent meeting in the capital, felt it should carry allies in the state along even while forging new partners, they said.
As regards its alliance with the RLD, the sources said it would not like to disclose details as "we also would like to keep our cards close to our chest, just as the RLD leadership is doing. Let the tie-up be firmed up before we disclose details on the alliance."
The RLD, according to BJP sources, wants 60 seats in western Uttar Pradesh, as it feels that it is in a position to win them. But the BJP's assessment is that the RLD can win only 45 to 50 seats.
The sources admitted Kalyan Singh's party could "marginally" affect the BJP's poll prospects in the state and compared its role to that of expelled Communist Party of India-Marxists leader Saifuddin Chaudhury's party in the recent West Bengal assembly elections, where it was virtually wiped out.
"The electorate by and large would vote only for those parties which they are certain would win," the sources said.
The Samata Party has two seats and Janata Dal-United has one, and both parties would retain them. In the case of the Lok Janshakti party, floated by Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, the sources said it would depend on the capability of the candidates to win.
"The ground realities in Uttar Pradesh should be taken into consideration in elections, as it is very necessary to enable the candidate to win and this is especially important in the case of Uttar Pradesh, where we have to tie-up loose ends well ahead of the elections, the sources said.
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