NEW DELHI: While exuding confidence that the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance will win in the assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav did not rule out joining hands with other political parties to deny the BJP any room to control the state.Some analysts read that statement to mean the SP is considering an alliance with Mayawati's BSP "It is my belief that farmers, youths and women have voted in SP's favour. Once the results come out, the situation will be evident. I'm confident the SP-Congress alliance will win majority and form the government," Akhilesh Yadav told BBC Hindi today after exit polls released their projections.The exit polls pointed to a hung Assembly, albeit with big gains for the BJP.The SP president conceded the possibility of an unexpected reversal. Without mentioning the BSP or any other rival party by name, Akhilesh admitted that in order to form the government, he would not be averse to further alliances."If need be, no one wants president's rule in the state, or that the BJP should runs the state with a remote control," Akhilesh said.Clearing the air after the chief minister's remarks about the possibility of a post-poll alliance, SP leader Naresh Agrawal said the media shouldn't read too much into the statement."Akhilesh ji didn't mention BSP or Behenji's name; the aim is to keep communal forces out of the state," Agrawal told ANI.When Akhilesh was asked if he was anxious about March 11, the day votes will be counted, the UP chief minister explained that the SP government has clearly worked for the state and the people had voted on the basis of that."At a personal level, I'm looking forward to the results. It was a huge election, and the campaigning went well. All I can hope for now is a good result," he said with a smile.Exit polls predicted the BJP will emerge as the largest single party in Uttar Pradesh, winning anywhere between 164 and 210 of the 403 seats in the state assembly. The Congress-SP alliance is expected to land around 120 seats, down from the 252 seats the SP won in the 2012 elections.