SP: Regional parties to beat Congress, BJP

Lucknow, April 22

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today said regional parties would get more seats than the Congress and the BJP in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. “The next PM will be from the regional parties,” he said at a press conference here.

When asked whether he was in the race for the top post, Yadav said: “I am not in the race for PM, but will be happy if next PM is from UP. I will support those who want to become PM.”

On if the alliance will support Priyanka Gandhi, whose name is doing rounds as a possible Congress candidate against PM Narendra Modi, Yadav ruled out any support to the Congress, saying: “Our alliance is with the BSP and the RLD. We will declare candidate from the Varanasi seat soon.” — PTI