Congress' dilemma in UP

The flip-flop between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress on a tie-up in Uttar Pradesh before the state Assembly elections next month has been the cause of much mirth in Bharatiya Janata Party circles, with the party hoping for a major upset in the state. “The Congress situation in UP is like that of the parents, who first hire a highly paid tutor for their son but in the end have to buy the question paper,” tweeted Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Congress has gone for a pre-poll alliance with the ruling SP in the state.