The Congress-led UPA will form the next government at the Centre with the help of regional parties, which will play a pivotal role in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, former Union Minister Mani Shankar Iyer said here today.
"Though the Congress may not emerge as the largest party going by the present survey, but the alliance led by the party will succeed in retaining the power at the Centre for the second consecutive time," Iyer told reporters here today.
Mocking poll surveys, he said you people had done the same thing in 2004 and 2009 general elections but the outcome was entirely different, he said adding it all depends on allies.
Iyer also questioned the presence of BJP in states like Odisha, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
"BJP is no where in the picture in these states," he said. He however, admitted there will be straight fight in Delhi between the Congress and BJP.
