SP asks for UDF berth, Lok Sabha seat

hindu.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Two State parties will merge with the SP, says leader KOCHI: Encouraged by the United Progressive Alliance’s winning of the confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday with the Samajwadi Party’s support, the party’s State unit is hoping to be accommodated in the UDF camp. Its Kerala general secretary Khader Malippuram told The Hindu that his central leadership would soon formally ask the UDF for a berth. It would also ask for a Lok Sabha seat to contest in the upcoming general election. Mr. Malippuram said his party preferred the Alappuzha seat. He said the SP naturally expected the Congress and the UPA to return the favour for supporting them at a very critical time. Had it been not for the SP, the Manmohan Singh government would have been out of power, he added.He said the SP was the party the Congress and the UPA could most... [read full story]                    

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SP may join govt to counter Maya

indiatimes.com     Jul 26, 2008          

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party, which had earlier maintained that it would support the Manmohan Singh government from outside, may reverse its position and join the government. The unexpected development is likely to cause unease...                    

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Key posts unlikely for SP

asianage.com     Jul 26, 2008          

By Venkatesh Kesari New Delhi July 26: The Congress is unwilling to give key ministries to its new-found ally, the Samajwadi Party, which is said to be eyeing the finance, petroleum and natural gas and coal portfolios. But it...                    

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Bonfire of Morality

hindustantimes.com     Jul 26, 2008          

Now that Prime Minister is seen as a manically aggressive and arrogantly inaccessible politician, he can no longer distance himself from the deals struck in his name or the bribes paid to save his office, writes Vir Sanghvi.                    

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SP may join govt to counter Maya

keralanext.com     Jul 26, 2008          

NEW DELHI, India: Samajwadi Party, which had earlier maintained that it would support the Manmohan Singh government from outside, may reverse its position and join the government. The unexpected development is likely to cause...                    

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