Samajwadi Party not joining UPA government: Mulayam

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The Samajwadi Party (SP) is not joining the Congress-led central government, party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said Monday.

"We are not joining the government," Mulayam Singh said, in response to persistent queries if the SP was planning to join the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

He quickly added that his party was backing the central government from the outside only to prevent ‘communal forces’ from taking power in New Delhi.

The SP took office in Uttar Pradesh this month after scoring a thumping victory.