<p>Expressing satisfaction over the performance of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Pawar said that after the Congress' performance all its allies will support Manmohan Singh as the prime minister.<br /><br />When asked about his own aspirations to occupy the top post, Pawar asked: "In view of the results, how could anybody else be a candidate for prime minister?"<br /><br />Briefly analysing the UPA's victory, Pawar attributed it to the unexpected performances in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal which changed the entire scenario.<br /><br />"The way in which the electorate has responded to the Left has also changed the political scenario. However, since the UPA may still need a few more seats, it cannot afford to say no to anybody," Pawar added when asked about the future role of the Left.<br /><br />The former Maharashtra chief minister - who bagged the Madha seat by a margin of nearly 200,000 votes - said that the need of the hour was "a stable government" given the current global recession.<br />"I don't see any problems in the formation of a stable government. People are confident that only the UPA can provide a stable government, as the available results show," Pawar said.</p>.<p><br />So far, the Congress-NCP combine is ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance in the state in. The Congress-NCP has made a clean sweep of all six seats in the country's commercial capital Mumbai.<br /></p>
<p>Expressing satisfaction over the performance of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Pawar said that after the Congress' performance all its allies will support Manmohan Singh as the prime minister.<br /><br />When asked about his own aspirations to occupy the top post, Pawar asked: "In view of the results, how could anybody else be a candidate for prime minister?"<br /><br />Briefly analysing the UPA's victory, Pawar attributed it to the unexpected performances in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal which changed the entire scenario.<br /><br />"The way in which the electorate has responded to the Left has also changed the political scenario. However, since the UPA may still need a few more seats, it cannot afford to say no to anybody," Pawar added when asked about the future role of the Left.<br /><br />The former Maharashtra chief minister - who bagged the Madha seat by a margin of nearly 200,000 votes - said that the need of the hour was "a stable government" given the current global recession.<br />"I don't see any problems in the formation of a stable government. People are confident that only the UPA can provide a stable government, as the available results show," Pawar said.</p>.<p><br />So far, the Congress-NCP combine is ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance in the state in. The Congress-NCP has made a clean sweep of all six seats in the country's commercial capital Mumbai.<br /></p>