New Delhi: Most of the allies of the Congress-led coalition have given their letters of support to Sonia Gandhi for becoming the Prime Minister, her Political Secretary Ahmed Patel said today (May 15, 2004).

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Rest of the letters of support would be received by today or tomorrow, he said.

Gandhi is slated to meet Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) leader Jyoti Basu, Telengana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti and E Ahmed of IUML (Indian Union Muslim League) today.

Gandhi is expected to meet Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi tomorrow before a joint meeting of the allies.

Asked whether the Left parties would also be invited for the joint meeting, Patel said, "Most probably."