Nationalist Congress Party boss Sharad Pawar has predicted a change of government in Uttar Pradesh. He said on Tuesday that people who want the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to go out of power, will vote for the Samajwadi Party and allies, including the NCP, which will also contest some seats in the northern state.

Apart from UP, the NCP will also contest polls in Manipur in alliance with the Congress. It has four sitting MLAs there and hopes to increase the number by contesting five seats. In Goa, Pawar wants the Congress to take the NCP and Shiv Sena along, but added that the talks were still on. He said he would be happy to see an MVA-like formation toppling the BJP in Goa.