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Some more parties will be asked to join Mahagathbandhan: Pawar, Chandrababu

  •   Wed, Jan 09 2019 08:19:24 AM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS): With the 'Mahagathbandhan' of Opposition parties taking shape ahead of Lok Sabha polls, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and TDP leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said some more parties will be asked to join it.

Naidu, who was on one-day visit to the national capital, met Pawar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and discussed the issue in the wake of a rally in Kolkata being organised by Trinamool Congress on January 19, where Opposition parties will put up a show of unity.

"When we reach Kolkata, there could be leaders from some other parties. We have neither met them nor discussed it (Mahagathbandhan) with them. But we are going to suggest them that after the rally, let sit together and discuss future course of action," Pawar told reporters.

"If there is a unanimity, then let us start exhibiting the programme which we finalise after the meeting."

Echoing the view, Naidu said if the unanimity occurs, meetings would be held subsequently in Delhi to decide the future course of action.

In order "to save the nation", all parties are required to join the Mahagathbandhan out of "democratic compulsion", he added.

Sources said Naidu discussed with Gandhi the strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming general elections.

Naidu said he supported the 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections in general category, but the BJP-led Central government should have brought it earlier by discussing it with states.
  

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Wed, Jan 09 2019

    Actually, if we were to analyse the Mahagathbandhan - Its a motley crowd of failed leaders and failing parties, discounting Congress which has now won 3 states.
    1) TDP is on complete back-foot in Andhra, probability is that CBN will loose to Jagan's YSRC. Interestingly, Jajan is taking neutral stand.
    TDP contested in alliance with Congress in Telengana and both fell flat.
    2) NCP has upper hand in Maha, but spent force elsewhere. Many places like Kerala & Bengal, Pawar is with the Left parties which are completely decimated now.
    3) RJD is only in Bihar, nowhere else.
    4) BSP and SP are in alliance in UP, but not elsewhere.
    5) Mamta's TMC is not in alliance with anyone, so is Patnaik's BJD

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 09 2019

    The loss of the three states in the recently held elections was the bigginning and the swelling of ranks of the opposition parties to unitedly fight the general elections will be the end of Divisive politics of the BJP. Except for polarising the BJP Govt has been a total failure on all fronts.

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  • Avinash C, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 09 2019

    In order to save the nation OR in order to save your selves from being trashed to pulp. 10 parties are required to defeat one party? Then there is something good in that party or the individual who leads it.

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