Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela recently met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar as part of efforts to forge an anti-BJP grand alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabh polls.
"Met NCP President Sharad Pawarji and Praful Patelji before few days and shared my support towards Uniting and Strengthening Mahagathbandhan for upcoming National Loksabha Elections," Vaghela tweeted. His aide said Vaghela met Pawar and Patel in Delhi before Diwali. Vaghela had earlier declared that he will act as coordinator between regional parties to forge such a front.
As part of the effort, Vaghela has also met Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CHief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav, his aide Partesh Patel said. Vaghela had told the media that he will meet leaders from different political parties who are opposed to the BJP and work to form a front that can fight against the BJP and its allies unitedly.