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"The coalition in UP is likely to be in place by Monday. We want to end the uncertainty in the state," he said.
Earlier, leader of the two parties had met on Thursday and announced that the details had been finalised.
"All issues were discussed. Everything has been finalised and an announcement would be made at an appropriate time at a joint press conference," BSP chief Mayawati and BJP leader Lalji Tandon told reporters after a 90-minute long meeting at the former's residence in New Delhi.
This meeting followed an hour-long discussion that Union Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani had with BJP leaders from UP.
The broad features of the common minimum programme and the issue of selecting the speaker were discussed during the meeting.
Tandon said he and state party unit chief Kalraj Mishra were deputed by the BJP central leadership to finalise the tie-up.
Significantly, former chief minister Rajnath Singh, who was present at the meeting with Advani, kept away from the talks with BSP leaders.
Both sides insisted that the post of deputy chief minister was never an issue between the two parties.
"Neither the BSP nor the BJP ever talked about deputy chief ministership. It was a media creation," they said.
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