In the wake of divisions in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on the Presidential election, the Bharatiya Janata Party has termed the ruling alliance a ‘sinking ship' under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Citing the stand of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav that the Prime Minister is one of their choices as a Presidential candidate, BJP spokesperson Shah Nawaz Hussain maintained that it was a reflection of their lack of trust in the ability of Dr. Singh to run the government.