 Narayana Murthy who received significant media hype did not appear to have gathered any support from any of the sides.Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former prime minister who would have been NDA's probable candidate denied his desire to become the next president.On 18 June, a set of parties with allegiance neither to UPA or NDA—All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Samajwadi Party (SP)—formed an alliance called the United National Progressive Alliance and announced their support for a second term for the incumbent, Abdul Kalam.