TN CM non-committal on alliance with BJP in Lok Sabha elections 2019
October 09, 2018 8:48 ISTThere are corruption charges against Health Minister C. Vijayabhaskar and Local Administration Minister S.P. Velumani.
There are corruption charges against Health Minister C. Vijayabhaskar and Local Administration Minister S.P. Velumani.
BSP alliance with Congress for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections was earlier ruled out by Mayawati.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: “Digvijaya Singh who is also a BJP agent is giving statements that Mayawati ji has a lot of pressure from Centre so she doesn’t want this alliance. This is baseless,” BSP chief clarified.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: “Not only the political parties but all the people in India want to oust Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the days to come you will witness a strong alliance," former CM of Uttar Pradesh said.
The leaders of these parties announced after first round of talks that they are forming the alliance.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: "They are not concerned about these issues. They are silent on fuel prices, on the atmosphere of fear, hatred and violence in the country. They are thinking about the opposition in the national executive," he added.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: The BJP-led NDA got 73 seats out of 80 in UP in 2014 elections including two of Apna Dal.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: In states like TN, AP and Telangana, the BJP is working to ensure that it either goes to the polls in alliance with a strong regional party or keep its ties with them warm enough so that it can get their support if such a need arises.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: The senior Congress leader said that the Narendra Modi government was trying to undermine the success in delivering a better economic growth during the UPA 1 and 2 regime.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Addressing a press conference, Sharad Yadav said: "We will have an alliance with the Congress. At this point of time, all (opposition) political parties want to work together for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections."
Lok Sabha elections 2019: However, the patron of the party, Mulayam Singh Yadav and his younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav did not turn up.
“The Bahujan Samaj Party will contest the elections as a part of coalition only if it gets a respectable number of seats,” Mayawati said.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Some leaders, including Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, are learnt to have more comfort level in interacting with Rahul Gandhi's mother Sonia Gandhi, who is UPA chairperson.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: While most other parties are run by "dynasties", the BJP is run by workers who are driven by its ideology, the chief minister said.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Even for Madhya Pradesh, not all Congress leaders are endorsing an alliance with the BSP.
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