Key India party to support nuclear deal with U.S.

NEW DELHI, July 8 (Reuters) - The Samajwadi Party, which now holds the balance of power in parliament after the communists announced their withdrawal, said on Tuesday it will vote with the government in support of the nuclear deal with the United States.

"We support the nuclear deal so we will vote for the government," Mulayam Singh Yadav, the party's leader, told reporters. (Reporting by Nigam Prusty; Editing by Alistair Scrutton) (For the latest Reuters news on India see: in.reuters.com, for blogs see blogs.reuters.com/in)