Any decision on a grand alliance for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be taken by Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said and stressed that he would give his suggestions only at party platform.
“I will give my suggestions only at party platform. Elections are near, who will be benefited, who will lose (in alliance) is to be taken note of. The decision is to be taken by party’s national president,” Akhilesh told reporters, refusing to publicly state his stand on the issue.
He was speaking outside Gayatri Prajapati’s official residence where he had gone to condole death of his cabinet colleague’s father.
When asked specifically about the possibility of SP joining hand with Congress, Akhilesh parried a direct reply, saying, “If SP and Congress want alliance, will you (media) stop it…?”
