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MUMBAI: June13 :Predicting a hung Parliament post 2014 general elections, NCP today said it will continue to be part of the Congress-led UPA, which may possibly expand itself with additional allies, as none of the party combines will be able to form a government on its own. "The current situation in the country is such that UPA and NDA on their own will not be able to form the next government. Same is the case with the emerging Third Front. We feel that there are chances of a expanded or restructured UPA-3. It will form the next government with additional allies on a common minimum programme," NCP spokesman Nawab Malik said. Congress along with its existing allies in the UPA including the NCP cannot reach the 272 figure, Malik said adding that BJP and allies will also fail to reach the required tally.
Malik said Sharad Pawar is not in fray for the Prime Minister's post adding that the NCP chief has already made it clear that he will not contest the next lok sabha polls.
Taking a dig at BJP's campaign committee chief and Guajrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Malik said, "former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi is a big leader in Mumbai. Joshi invited Modi to campaign for him in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls and was defeated convincingly."
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