CPI-M decision on Prez poll only after UPA names its candidate

"The UPA should first announce its nominee and a decision will be taken only after that," she told reporters here.

NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, being backed by BJD and AIADMK for the President's post, had on May 22 met CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat seeking the party's support.