Bangalore: Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deve Gowda on Monday announced the formation of the Third Front, an alliance of eight political parties which will fight the Lok Sabha polls together against the Congress and BJP.
The Front comprises the CPI, CPI-M, Forward Bloc, RPI, TDP, TRS, AIADMK and JDS would be officially launched at a rally in Tumkur near Bangalore on March 12, said Gowda.
Gowda, a former prime minister and the Front’s architect, said the alliance’s policies and aims would be announced at the rally. “As of now” the Front has not taken a decision on its prime ministerial candidate or whether it will seek the support of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati.
The proposed Third Front would formulate alternative programmes to overcome "several crises" created by UPA and NDA, he said and clarified that "certain sensitive issues like inter-state river water dispute sharing and reservation will not be touched and will be left to respective states".
State unit leaders of Left parties were present when Gowda made the announcement.
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