Political buzz set off by Akhilesh-Mayawati meet

Lucknow: A political buzz was set off on Saturday in the wake of a meeting between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati, reportedly on seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Reports suggested that Akhilesh and Mayawati were inclined to keep the Congress out of the proposed alliance, prompting senior Congress leader P L Punia to indicate that his party could go it alone.
“The chiefs of Samajwadi Party and BSP held a meeting and discussions were held over the alliance,” Punia told ANI. “Both the political parties (SP and BSP) are independent to take their own decisions. How can a third person interfere? Whatever decision they take for themselves, they would take it according to their own understanding and considering the benefits for their parties,” the Congress MP dded.
On reports that Akhilesh and Mayawati were inclined to keep his party out of the proposed alliance, Punia said, “The Congress is doing its own politics and all the leaders and workers are ready for the upcoming polls.” Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav feigned ignorance about the meeting.