Uttar Pradesh [Images] Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati [Images] has expressed confidence that the United Progressive Alliance government would not survive the trust vote on July 22.

Mayawati, who has emerged as the leader of the third front, told a press conference on Monday morning that the UPA lacked the requisite numbers to win the trust vote.

Mayawati, who is being projected as the prime minister-in-waiting, said that her discussion with several leaders of the third front had yielded positive results.

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There was a conscious effort by like-minded parties to topple the UPA government, she said.

The BSP supremo also warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] against going ahead with the India-United States nuclear agreement.

Claiming that the deal was a step to make India a 'slave' of the United States, she said the country should hold its head high to safeguard its interests.

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"The government and the prime minister should not make the deal a prestige issue. They should suspend the deal for the time being. Elections are near. Let the next government take a decision on it," she said.

She noted that the deal would also 'hamper' the $7.4 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project as the US was acting against Tehran in a 'dangerous' manner.

She also demanded that the US should support India's demand for a permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council.

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