NEW DELHI: The sweeping victory of the Bhartiya Janta Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forecast by most exit polls notwithstanding, opposition parties intensified their pre-results networking on Sunday. After repeatedly attacking the Congress during the course of the election campaign, BSP supremo Mayawati is likely to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Monday as efforts to form an anti-NDA bloc gather pace ahead of the Lok Sabha election result on May 23. 

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However, there was no word from Mayawati on the proposed meeting, even as Naidu, who left for Andhra in the evening, was slated to return to Delhi on Monday morning.  Naidu had met Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati and her alliance partner – Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav - on Saturday. Ahead of the Lok Sabha results, the opposition parties have been regrouping to formulate a strategy in case the NDA falls short of the majority mark and there is a need to stake claim to form the government quickly.

On Sunday, TDP Supremo held talks with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury and RJD leader Sharad Yadav in Delhi, besides briefing Sonia Gandhi.

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