The Samajwadi Party (SP), which rules Uttar Pradesh, today proposed the name of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as the prime ministerial candidate, a year before general polls. The SP said people were ... more 

The Samajwadi Party (SP), which rules Uttar Pradesh, today proposed the name of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as the prime ministerial candidate, a year before general polls. The SP said people were looking up to Yadav, who has served as the Defense minister and UP chief. Meanwhile, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), an ally of the BJP, sought a meeting of their coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to discuss for the PM candidate. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the BJP's sister outfit, has decided to hold a rally in Allahabad on February 07 to declare BJP leader Narendra Modi as NDA's prime ministerial candidate. less