Ambitious Mayawati Is X Factor As Parties Wait For Election Results | Read

Prominent leaders from the south have been busy talking to various opposition parties to prepare for a scenario - unlikely according to exit polls -- that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) falls short of a majority. Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati is believed to have conveyed her desire to be Prime Minister to one of the southern leaders who met her recently. Sources say Mayawati has clearly told the politician that her party's support would go to "whoever supports me for Prime Minister".