Ajit Singh Not Into Grand Alliance. Well, Nor Are We, Says Team Akhilesh

Having recently shut down one major drama - belligerent father Mulayam Singh - Akhilesh Yadav is now busy with another - an increasing improbability of an alliance that includes regional heavyweight Ajit Singh. As the head of the Rashtriya Lok Dal or RLD, Ajit Singh has been assessed as a key component of an anti- BJP Grand Alliance, prototype Bihar, in the coming Uttar Pradesh election. But despite weeks of negotiations, the RLD, which is strong among the Jat community, especially in Western Uttar Pradesh, remains unhitched.