Asked about the warm reception extended to Kalam by Nitish Kumar in Patna, Yadav said the former President's visit was pre-planned and "there is no need
to look at it from any political prism. No talk on the issue of President happened between them (Kalam and Nitish)." 

There is a view in the party that given their past, any stand by Trinamool Congress or Samajwadi Party cannot be taken as their final one and, hence, NDA "should not get into this mess" till a clear picture emerges. 

A party leader, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that a "too calculated" Kalam is unlikely to agree to contest under the current scenario.