New Delhi, May 21 :     The Lok Shakti today ruled out quitting the National Democratic Alliance even as party leaders from northern states hinted at a split, some of them being inclined to join Sharad Pawar?s new front. Briefing reporters, party spokesman M. Raghupathy said the Lok Shakti was committed to the BJP-led alliance, but did not rule out talks with the expelled Congress leaders. Raghupathy said he was not aware of Pawar?s plans. The spokesman said the Lok Shakti national executive yesterday passed a ?unanimous? resolution reaffirming its decision to continue in the BJP-led alliance and fight the elections together. However, disgruntled leaders from northern states are in touch with the Samata Party for electoral tie-ups in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as the BJP is not ready for a national alliance with the Lok Shakti. ?If Ramakrishna Hegde does not manage a national alliance with the BJP, we have no option but to part ways. Our cadre in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Orissa are restive. ?We had a separate meeting to discuss our problems,? said a senior party leader who did not want to be quoted. The northern leaders are peeved at the ?indifference and indecisiveness? of Hegde and feel that he is unlikely to leave the BJP camp at least till the elections. Raghupathy said the party would have two more national executive meets before the September elections ? one in the North and the other in the South ? and Hegde has decided to tour states apart from Karnataka. He said talks would be held with the BJP leadership for a national alliance. Brushing aside the resentment, Raghupathy said barring two leaders, the majority wanted the Lok Shakti to remain with the BJP. Asked if his party would join hands with Pawar, Raghupathy said: ?We do not know what Pawar will do. But we hail their decision. They raised a national issue.? He said whenever there was a crisis in the Congress, the party had lost the elections. The Lok Shakti leader said the party?s election campaign would be flagged off on May 31 from Karnataka by Hegde. The 20-member campaign committee will meet on May 24 in Bangalore to chalk out the strategy, he added. Asked why Hegde was not invited to the public rally at Hubli addressed by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee early this week, Raghupathy said it was an oversight. He also parried questions on whether Hegde would be projected as chief minister of Karnataka to revitalise the party following the defection of five senior leaders to the Congress a fortnight ago.