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8226;SHIV SENA: With 12 MPs in the Lok Sabha, the party has confirmed its support to the NDA. 8220;The Shiv Sena8217;s stand on the nuclear deal is same as that taken by the NDA,8221; said party chief Uddhav Thackeray in a signed statement. The Sena had earlier backed the deal and lampooned the Communists as 8220;red monkeys8221; for their opposition.
8226;SHIROMANI AKALI DAL: With eight Lok Sabha members, the party has decided to support the NDA. 8220;We are a permanent member of the NDA and we will go with their decision on the issue,8221; said party leader and Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal. He, however, added that the SAD would take a final view after a meeting next week.
8226;PEOPLE8217;S DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Although it brought down the Ghulam Nabi Azad government in Jammu 038; Kashmir, the PDP said it would support the ruling UPA in the event of a trust vote in the Lok Sabha. 8220;We are with the secular front UPA. We will not do anything that will bring communal forces to the fore. We will vote for the UPA,8221; said PDP chief and Lok Sabha member Mehbooba Mufti.
