Samajwadi Party to extend outside support to UPA

India's News.Net Tuesday 8th July, 2008 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Tuesday formally declared support for the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was reduced to a minority following the Left's parting of ways. But it said it would not join the cabinet. Amidst talk of a division in its ranks, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that all its 39 Lok Sabha MPs would back both the nuclear deal and the government in case a trust vote was taken in parliament. 'The Samajwadi Party will support the nuclear deal and the government in national interest,' Mulayam Singh told a news conference after chairing the party's parliamentary board meeting. 'There is no question of joining the government,' he added. His comments came after the four Left parties withdrew their... [read full story]