This Article is From May 17, 2009

SP ready to support UPA: Amar Singh

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New Delhi: Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh has indicated that the party would support the UPA but said the nature of support would depend on 'what the alliance wants from us'.

"We are happy that secular forces are progressing but the nature of support would depend upon what they (UPA) want from us," Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

"We talked to Prime Minister Manomohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and congratulated them on the outcome of the elections. It is not proper to make public our conversation with the PM. In the evening, we are going to meet him," he said.

Replying to question whether the SP would be a part of the government, he said: "It is the prerogative of the Prime Minister.

"We will support a secular and non-communal government and what will be the shape and form of our support, it solely depends on them. We are a donor and ready to give our support," he said.
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