NDA seeks to woo Chamling

With the prospect of a hung Parliament when every MP counts in the process of government formation at the Centre, NDA is seeking to woo the Sikkim Democratic Front.      

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who is here on a five-day visit with his family after hectic campaigning, is likely to broach the issue at a dinner scheduled at Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling's official residence at Mintokang tonight, BJP sources told PTI here.      

The post-poll scenario at the centre, particularly the role of SDF in the event of its return to power in the assembly polls, held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls, and that of its candidate P D Rai from the sole parliamentary seat in the state, is likely to figure in the talks, they said.      

Chauhan's interaction with Chamling may give an inkling of the the latter's mindset and its outcome will give sufficient feedback to the NDA central leadership to engage the Sikkim strongman in further discussions to lure the lone SDF MP if he is elected, the sources said.      

Chamling has been non-committal so far on SDF's support to either the UPA or NDA at the Centre. ''I will decide on the post-poll alliance only after the results are out on May 16,'' he had said.