UPA's Survival On 22nd July? And Aftermath

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Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav with General Secretary Amar Singh and Jaya Prada at a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI

New Delhi (PTI): With desertions in its camp, the Samajwadi Party today put up a brave front claiming that seven to eight MPs from BSP will switch sides to vote in support of the UPA Government in Lok Sabha on July 22.

At a press conference here, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav admitted that some MPs had deserted his party but claimed that it has been more than made up with MPs from other parties.

"We have plenty of them. They (MPs from other parties) are making entry through backdoor where there are no TV cameras. Seven to eight BSP MPs are inside my house," said party General Secretary Amar Singh, sitting next to Yadav.

The SP chief claimed that support of 287 MPs have already been mustered in favour of the confidence motion. The UPA Government needs 271 votes for victory.

Yadav alleged that BSP, BJP, Left parties and UNPA were luring MPs supporting the government by offering up to Rs 5 crores for abstaining during the vote.