‘Support to TMC doesn’t affect alliance with Congress’

The Samajwadi Party’s backing of All India Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee for the leadership of the INDIA bloc is unlikely to have an adverse impact on the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh. We are constituents of the INDIA bloc and our support to TMC does not affect our relationship with the Congress and the Congress-SP alliance,” said Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary. We have the same respect for the Congress and so our support to the TMC does not mean that the Samajwadi Party is opposed to the Congress,” he said. The Congress’ move in the bypolls, coupled with the recent statements of SP leaders targeting the grand old party, had led to a buzz that all might not be well with the Congress-SP alliance.