The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will host a dinner for UPA leaders today to firm up a joint strategy on various issues like FDI that are expected to come up during the Parliament session beginning next week.

Dr.Singh's dinner with UPA leaders comes close on the heels of his similar interactions with leaders of crucial outside supporters the Samajwadi Party and the BSP. He hosted a dinner for SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh last week and followed it with lunch for BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday.

The Prime Minister is reaching out to allies and outside supporters as the government faces the prospect of a motion entailing voting on FDI and even a possible threat of No-Confidence Motion.