UPA #vulnerable after DMK pullout, elections around the corner: Pawar# |
Key UPA ally NCP chief Sharad
Pawar on Saturday said the Centre's ruling coalition had become
"vulnerable" after DMK's pullout and that elections were around the
corner.
Pawar, Union agriculture
minister, also said since Congress was the majority party in the UPA,
his party would respect its view on the alliance's prime ministerial
candidate.
"UPA's position has become
vulnerable after DMK's pullout. We have to prepare and plan for
elections. I have suggested to the UPA chairperson to convene a
meeting to discuss this and she is also of the same view," Pawar told
reporters.
Amid conflicting voices on
who should be the UPA's candidate for prime minister's post, Pawar
said the coalition's spearhead Congress would have to take a call.
"Compared to the last time,
UPA has shrunk. It is only the Congress, NCP and National Conference.
Majority party has to take the call. We will respect the majority
party's view," he said.
Pawar's statement follows
similar hints by Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had
last month asked his partymen to gear up for a mid-term poll, citing a
"confidential" report.
"I have come to know about a
confidential report which says that elections will be held in
November. You people start preparing for them," he had said addressing
party workers in Lucknow.
The Samajwadi Party with 22
MPs and BSP with 21 are providing crucial outside support to the
government and bailing it out in times of crises.
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
UPA #vulnerable after DMK pullout, elections around the corner: Pawar#
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