The Congress is not circling an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh election, suggested Raj Babbar today, adding that any talks held by his party's strategist Prashant Kishor towards a partnership were not authorized by the Congress. "It's a free country, he can meet anybody. I don't believe the Congress mandated him to do so (on its behalf)," Mr Babbar told NDTV today.