Mulayam foresees formation of Third Front govt

Foreseeing formation of a Third Front government ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today said he is not in the race for the post of Prime Minister but did not rule out accepting such an offer.
He anticipated that TMC, TDP and JD-U would come together with SP and others to form the Third Front. He said he has worked with these parties in the past.
"In the next elections, neither Congress nor BJP will get a majority. Among the Third Forces, Samajwadi Party will be the biggest," Yadav said in an interview to Aajtak.

He, however, said as of now he is not making any claims of becoming the Prime Minister in case the Third Front comes to power but hinted that in the past leaders whom nobody expected had occupied the top post.
The socialist leader was dismissive of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying his name is being tom-tommed only by the media.
Asked if the next elections will be Modi versus Rahul Gandhi, Yadav said during the Uttar Pradesh elections also it was said that it is between Rahul and Akhilesh Yadav.

"Modi should tell what he has achieved. What is the Modi model? Reliance is behind the prosperity of Gujarat," Yadav said.

The SP chief hit out at the Congress saying it has always created adverse conditions for him. Though Yadav has often taken a tough stand against the Congress he has allegedly fallen in line when the ruling party has used CBI against him in a disproportionate case being probed by the agency.
Yadav said there is nothing wrong in NCP chief Sharad Pawar having the desire to become the Prime Minister. "What is wrong if he has this ambition? We have come to do politics. We are not saints and sanyasis," he said.
He also praised BJP leader L K Advani, asking is he not a leader of the country.

Asked for his reaction on reports that Modi may contest from Uttar Pradesh, Yadav said it is hypothetical question.