New Delhi: Congress president and leader of United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Sonia Gandhi today (May 18, 2004) met President A P J Abdul Kalam to discuss Government formation.

She was accompanied by senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh.

The President had yesterday (May 17, 2004) sent a letter to Gandhi requesting her to meet him for discussions "as per her convenience".

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The invitation to Gandhi was sent after Kalam noted that the Congress had emerged as the single-largest party in the Lok Sabha and with its pre-poll allies the largest political formation in the House.