Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday gave momentum with senior Communist Party of India leaders to make a non-BJP and non-Congress government. She had announced to launch an AIADMK-CPI alliance for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Tamil CM said that general secretary of CPI(M) Prakash Karat would meet her on Monday.
A.B. Bardhan, former general secretary of the CPI, said when asked whether Jayalalithaa would be projected as the alliance’s prime ministerial candidate, “If the alliance succeeds in the election, then the prospects would open up for her.”
Meanwhile Jayalalithaa intervened to remark that such issues would come up at a later time.
“Now, our aim is to work together and win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.”
She also claimed that her party would fight the election on the plank of peace, prosperity and progress.
CPI national secretary D. Raja said the all-party meeting convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath would provide an opportunity to the leaders of the non-BJP, non-Congress parties to have an informal discussion.
D. Raja said, “We have plans to meet the media together. But we have to wait for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who will arrive in Delhi only on February 9. Deve Gowda and other leaders will be in the capital to attend Parliament.”
Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav said the formation would be clear after the polls.
He said, “It is a viable alternative, as in the past too we have formed governments at the Centre which fell due to personality clashes, internal contradictions and ideological issues.”
Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said in Lucknow that the numbers game would decide the strength of the constituents of the grouping.
He said, “Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats and the SP will win a majority of these.”
Damodar Rout, senior BJD leader and Health and Family Welfare Minister in the Naveen Patnaik government said, “Biju Janata Dal will definitely support the third front and the constituent parties will choose the Prime Minister.”
Bureau Report
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