Amar Singh also regretted that the two parties had failed to campaign jointly, claiming that this would have made a difference. “The time has come for the Congress to decide what it wants,” he said. “Does it want to stop the BJP-BSP or is it aiming to finish the SP?”

The SP leader also claimed that the Congress would be the biggest loser if the same factors played out in the Lok Sabha elections. The SP would get a minimum of 25 Lok Sabha seats from UP, he said, the BSP would get a maximum of 50, but the Congress just three to four at the most. “In Uttar Pradesh, the SP is more vibrant that the Congress,” Amar Singh said.

The SP is also hopeful that the alliance with the Congress would continue, pointing out that the party had helped the UPA Government survive at the time of the nuclear deal crisis.