Mulayam Singh Yadav could emerge as Prime Ministerial candidate: Prakash Karat

New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has said Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav could emerge as the Prime Ministerial candidate in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls if his party does well.

"Samajwadi Party will play a decisive role in the coming polls. Mulayam had worked with us earlier also and if his party is in a strong position (in the polls), he could well be a Prime Ministerial candidate," Mr Karat said.

He claimed Left parties will increase their tally in the polls and saw a strong possibility of a non-Congress, non-BJP forming a government as both UPA and NDA have become "weak".

There could also be new regional alliances before elections but a new front could be formed post elections and Nitish Kumar, Naveen Patnaik could be a part of this front, he said.

Mr Karat made it clear that Left would not support Congress again even if Rahul Gandhi is there and that it will fight both against Congress and BJP.

According to him, if BJP projects Narendra Modi in next elections, then it will show the "communal" face of BJP.

Mr Karat also rejected the Gujarat model of development, alleging "it is a reflection of violence".