Presidential poll: Trinamool, SP keep suspense on

Suspense mounted today over the stand of two crucial UPA allies Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) over the Presidential poll for which the Election Commission is expected to announce a date shortly. At the heart of the strategy of Trinamool and SP is their clamour for a financial package from the Centre but the Congress dismissed any possibility of a quid pro quo between any help to states and the Presidential poll.