SP, BSP leaders will tear each others clothes after poll results: PM

Attacking the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in the UP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the alliance is short-lived and will expire on May 23. Modi, taking a dig at the Congress said that the party leaders who are unsure about their position are getting clothes stitched for taking oath as the PM.

Bahraich (UP): Predicting the doom of the opposition 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said its "expiry date" is May 23 when leaders of the grouping will be at each others' throats.

The Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) are in an alliance in the state.

"Leaders of the SP, BSP, RLD will tear each other's clothes once results of the Lok Sabha polls are out on May 23," Modi said at an election meeting near here.

The prime minister, who has been slamming the alliance as "opportunistic", said, "The expiry date of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance is May 23...evening."

Modi, attacking the Congress, said that a "party which is not sure whether it will be in a position to get the post of leader of the opposition in Parliament...its leaders are getting garments stitched to take oath as prime minister."