UPA  Government  today said that it has been trying to contact Trinamool Congress Chief, Mamata Banerjee for last four days to explain her the reason behind FDI and diesel price hike decisions but without success. Talking to reporters in New Delhi after the Congress Core Group meet, the Finance Minister, P.Chidambaram said that meeting decided to continue efforts to explain the Trinamool Congress the background behind its decisions.

The top brass of Congress met in New Delhi today to discuss the political situation in the country in the wake of withdrawal of support by Trinamool Congress to the UPA government at the Centre.Congress has already made it clear that Trinamool Congress is a valuable ally and its demands will be discussed by the top party leaders.

In a related development Samajwadi Party Chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav today said that the Parliamentary Board of the party will meet in New Delhi tomorrow to decide future course of action on support to the government. Bahujan Samajwadi Party has hinted that party may support the government though it has announced that it will decide future course of action on 9th of next month.