New Delhi, May 22: Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav may skip the dinner due to falling fortunes of UPA which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host on Wednesday for its allies and supporting parties.
Manmohan Singh will present the last Report Card of UPA-II in which he is expected to list the positives such as Direct Benefit Transfer and FDI in retail in a bid to boost the sagging morale of Congressmen with elections less than a year away. An invitation has also being sent to the BSP supremo Mayawati but sources said that she may skip the dinner too, but the key aide Satish Mishra will be attending. Both BSP and SP are currently supporting UPA from the outside but due to increasing scams and alligation on UPA government, these parties are making distance from UPA.
Leaders of UPA constituents and Congress President Sonia Gandhi will also be present during dinner in which Manmohan Singh will present the Report Card. Sonia Gandhi is expected to showcase her backing for the Prime Minister in the backdrop of reports that the two had sharp differences, which has been denied by the party. The Prime Minister is expected to unveil plans on the occasion on the way ahead for the much-talked about National Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill, seen by the party as game changers in the next Lok Sabha elections. Representatives of DMK and TMC will not be at the dinner as the two main alliance of UPA have left the UPA.
Bureau Report
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