Cong open to all like-minded parties for alliance: Scindia

As political parties eagerly await for Lok Sabha election results, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today expressed confidence that the Left, Samajwadi Party and JD(S) would support a Congress-led government at the Centre.  

"Congress is surely going to emerge as the largest party during the Lok Sabha polls. If at all we need help to prove majority, there are parties who will happily support us to form the government...Congress is open to all like-minded parties for post poll alliance," Union Minister Scindia told PTI.        

He said the party was confident of getting at least 200 seats but to touch the half way mark, the Congress may have to take support from other parties for which "we are ready."       

 "Be it Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janta Dal, Lok Janshakti Party and Janta Dal (Secular), all will join to form the UPA government after the elections," the scion of Gwalior royal family claimed.       

Asked whether Left, which had withdrawn support to UPA government in July last year, will again back the Congress-led alliance, he said, "There may be some differences but they will surely repose their faith in UPA this time too.  "May 16 is a decisive day when the results start coming out. There can be post-poll alliances and break-up between the parties."