SP, RLD give letter of support to Cong-led alliance Monday, May 17 2004 14:33 Hrs (IST)
New Delhi:
The Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) combine, having 39 MPs, today (May 17, 2004) met President A P J Abdul Kalam and handed over to him a letter of support to the Congress-led alliance headed by Sonia Gandhi in the formation of the next Government.
"We have lessened the burden of Sonia Gandhi by submitting directly to the President the letter of support," SP general secretary Amar Singh and RLD president Ajit Singh said in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan.