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SP’s Support Crucial Though the Smajwadi Party has given positive indications of favoring the Indo-US nuclear deal it has not yet revealed its intentions clearly on the N-deal. It is being assumed that SP would also try to convince other smaller parties to stand in favor of Congress on the issue of nuclear deal. Though it appears that Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Smajwadi party is keen to help Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Indo-US nuclear deal the mood in the UPA is not in favor of the Smajwadi Party at the cost of the Left. Though Ram Vilas Paswan led LJP favors the SP but they don’t want it at the cost of Left like the NCP and the DMK .Even RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is not prepared to face elections. SP’s support is crucial for the survival of the UPA government in case of Left withdraw its support to it.  

UNPA It must be recalled that SP is a key constituent of the United National Progressive alliance besides Telugu Desam Party, Asom Gana Parishad, Shorthand Vimukti Morcha, Indian National Lok Dal and PMK. Even it is not clear whether the United National Progressive alliance will survive as one of its constituent Asom Gana Parishad has threatened to walk out of the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) if SP decides to support the Congress-led UPA government.   On the other hand CPI (M) has asked the Government to implement the Common Minimum Program (CMP) in the right earnest instead of “passionately” pursuing issues like the nuclear deal.

Briefing In an effort to ensure the support of the SP, the government on Wednesday gave special briefing to its leaders Amar Singh and Ram Gopal Yadav on the nuclear deal to address their concerns over the agreement. Both the leaders had also got a special briefing from national security adviser M.K. Narayanan. Smajwadi Party had apprehensions about the 123 Agreement and America’s Hyde Act. Now the congress is relying upon the support of Smajwadi party, with which, it had serious differences in the past. And whatever decision SP takes it will be guided by its political compulsions specific to Uttar Pradesh. As PM is determined to go ahead with the N-deal possibility of early elections cannot be denied it is only SP that can stop the government for some time from early fall and the future win of the BJP in the elections. Some bargaining also cannot be denied.