"It all depends upon what numbers we get...It is too early to say anything," was the refrain of SP leader Akhilesh Yadav when asked whether his party would align with Congress after having emerged the single largest party in the politically crucial state. At the same time, he doubted whether Congress, leading the coalition at the Centre, will impose President`s Rule in UP in the wake of a hung vedict. "I doubt they will go for President`s Rule...but if that happens, we`ll certainly oppose it," he said.
Akhilesh, who led the SP campaign, declared that he was "not in the race" for the chiefministership and the post will go to "Netaji" - his father Mulayam Singh Yadav- as he was the "popular choice" of the party cadre. He steered clear of questions as to what advice he had for Rahul Gandhi who spearheaded the Congress campaign.
While refusing to comment on the rule of BSP supremo Mayawati, he said the money spent on parks and memorials could have been better spent on development of the state.