Politics | Updated May 08, 2009 at 02:37am IST

Congress woos Nitish and Jayalalithaa

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday hinted at post-poll tie-ups for Congress with parties like Janata Dal (United) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

"He (Nitish Kumar) has done a good job (in Bihar). Everybody is saying so. He is people and development oriented," Dikshit said in New Delhi as the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls was in progress.

Asked whether options for tie up with the AIADMK were open, the senior Congress leader said "it all depends on how many seats Congress gets".

She said all options are open for tie-ups except with communal forces.

To a specific query whether such a tie-up was possible with AIADMK, she quipped "yes".

Dikshit remarks come within days of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi showering praises on Kumar and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, in a subtle bid to woo NDA allies. Gandhi had also made overtures to the Left in a bid to shore up Congress numbers after the polls.

Dikshit also said that she was confident that UPA will come back to power after elections. She said that the UPA is the only alliance which can give a stable government at the Centre.

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