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Early elections possible, Mulayam’s prediction
Updated : Sep 13, 2012
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he was “not a saint” to refuse the post of prime minister if such an opportunity arises after the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Yadav also did not rule out the possibility of early elections. Asked about the prospect of him becoming prime minister, he said his party would not campaign for his candidature but he was “not a saint” either. The SP would emerge as the biggest party in Uttar Pradesh in the parliamentary elections and would surprise everyone with the large number of seats it would win. It would also contest the polls in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand. On the role of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi in the national politics, he described him as a “young politician” and wished him luck for a future in good politics. As for the likelihood of Gandhi becoming prime minister, he said that it is his party that is going to make him prime minister. It will not be to the others give him the post on a platter. Mulayam said that the third front would be formed only after the 2014 Lok Sabha elections after considering the political situation.