Despite Congress warming to it, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has decided to contest the upcoming Assembly polls in some states in alliance with CPI(M) and CPI, an indication that the Bihar chief minister is keeping his options open.
A decision to the effect was taken at a meeting of the party's office-bearers here, chaired by JD(U) president Sharad Yadav and its general secretaries Javed Raza, Arun Srivastava, KC Tyagi and others. Thus, JD(U) will contest Assembly polls in Congress-ruled Rajasthan as part of a multi-party front along with CPI(M), CPI, Samajwadi Party and Janta Dal (Secular). It would fight the elections in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh under the banner of 'Samyukta Morcha', of which CPI is a part. The decision comes days before a national meeting of non- Congress, non-BJP parties on 30 October here in which Left parties, JD(U), SP, PDP, JD(S) and some other parties are set to take part. The meeting is being projected as a sort of preliminary exercise to assess the possibility of the formation of a Third Front.
In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Gondwana Gantantrik Party is the major alliance partner of JD(U). In Chhattisgarh, JD(U)'s other alliance partners will be Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Morcha,
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party and Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha.
A decision to the effect was taken at a meeting of the party's office-bearers here, chaired by JD(U) president Sharad Yadav and its general secretaries Javed Raza, Arun Srivastava, KC Tyagi and others. Thus, JD(U) will contest Assembly polls in Congress-ruled Rajasthan as part of a multi-party front along with CPI(M), CPI, Samajwadi Party and Janta Dal (Secular). It would fight the elections in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh under the banner of 'Samyukta Morcha', of which CPI is a part. The decision comes days before a national meeting of non- Congress, non-BJP parties on 30 October here in which Left parties, JD(U), SP, PDP, JD(S) and some other parties are set to take part. The meeting is being projected as a sort of preliminary exercise to assess the possibility of the formation of a Third Front.
In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Gondwana Gantantrik Party is the major alliance partner of JD(U). In Chhattisgarh, JD(U)'s other alliance partners will be Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Morcha,
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party and Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha.