Mumbai, Jan 29: Samajwadi Party (SP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today ruled out a pre-poll alliance with any party or front. Talking to press people, Yadav, who arrived here late last evening, said any understanding would depend on the outcome of the election results. ''We will support anyone except the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'', Yadav said.

Asked about possibility of his staking claim for the Prime Minister's post, Yadav denied it and sai, ''We are more interested in strengthening the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.”

He accused the BJP of trying to destabilise his government, referring to former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh who is poised to re-enter the BJP, and also said that the Congress was creating confusion.

However, Yadav was confident that the Congress would continue to support his government in Uttar Pradesh.
The BJP today has no significant issues to raise and as such is now raking up the issue of Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi, Yadav said adding that their (BJP's) ''feel good factor'' is a ''fail good factor'' in UP.

Bureau Report