The Third Front rises
With a viable Third Front appearing more realistic than ever during the last five years, the CPI(M)-led Left Front has stepped up efforts to snatch regional parties currently with the Congress and BJP .
The CPI(M) looks in charge, more so after snaring the Biju Janata Dal, ending its 11-year old alliance with the BJP.
Encouraged by this early success, it is lining up more such parties for a friendship pitch.
Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who was negotiating with Naveen Patnaik, returned to the capital and spent a busy day briefing his party colleagues and other allies on the Orissa coup.
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The CPI(M) looks in charge, more so after snaring the Biju Janata Dal, ending its 11-year old alliance with the BJP.
Encouraged by this early success, it is lining up more such parties for a friendship pitch.
Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who was negotiating with Naveen Patnaik, returned to the capital and spent a busy day briefing his party colleagues and other allies on the Orissa coup.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: allies, Biju Janata Dal, CPI, Naveen Patnaik, NDA, Orissa, regional parties, Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu, TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao, UPA
