CPM likely to forge alliance with UNPA components
The CPM has begun preparations for political deal-making with 'like-minded' parties. The party, which still maintains that a third front cannot be a cut-and-paste job.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: The CPM has begun preparations for political deal-making with “like-minded” parties. The party, which still maintains that a third front cannot be a cut-and-paste job, has decided to open channels of communication with components of the UNPA —TDP, SP and AGP.
The on-going meeting of the CPM’s central committee debated the political options before the party. With 57 of its 61 MPs in the Left bloc defeating the Congress to enter the Lok Sabha, there was agreement that “distancing” moves from the Congress should be put on the fast track. The participants of the central committee meeting were told by the leadership that efforts to engage “third front” formations in seat-sharing talks would be made soon.
The CPM’s plans to align with the known Congress baiters will also mean considerable pressure on the government in the coming days. The Left’s obstructionist moves can be expected to get complete backing of these parties in Parliament.
The move on the part of the CPM is also aimed at ensuring that “freelancers” are not available in the political field when BJP sets out to broadbase the NDA. The AGP will be a force that the BJP could also be looking at in the run up to the election.
The TDP is keen for an alliance with the Left in Andhra Pradesh. TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is of the view that a TDP led alliance can challenge the Congress credibly in the “secular” political space. Mr Naidu, it be recalled, has been mouthing the Left’s stand on economic issues. Mr Naidu’s backing for the reform paradigm was a cause of discomfort for the Left.
Though the SP does not consider the Left an important player in its backyard, it would like the association with the Communists. The Left’s support can be expected to come handy to deal with the Congress and the Centre.
The CPM’s dilemma is that even as it keeps its doors open for forces “opposing communal forces”, it is aware that most such parties are either aligned with the UPA or the NDA. While the CPM’s political resolution, which is unlikely to spell out any major changes in its strategy, will focus on anti-BJPism, Congress bashing will find more space in the document. The party, which will castigate the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies, is expected to line out anti-Congress slogans which will come handy for the Left in the next elections.
The government will come under the CPM scanner on agrarian issues, “increasing” rich-poor divide in society, food policy, centre-state relations, “concessions” to big business and “pro-US” foreign policy. The CPM is not rejecting the idea of a third alternative entirely, but is insisting that such an alignment should be based on a “common programme”. At this juncture, the party does not see a viable front.
The on-going meeting of the CPM’s central committee debated the political options before the party. With 57 of its 61 MPs in the Left bloc defeating the Congress to enter the Lok Sabha, there was agreement that “distancing” moves from the Congress should be put on the fast track. The participants of the central committee meeting were told by the leadership that efforts to engage “third front” formations in seat-sharing talks would be made soon.
The CPM’s plans to align with the known Congress baiters will also mean considerable pressure on the government in the coming days. The Left’s obstructionist moves can be expected to get complete backing of these parties in Parliament.
The move on the part of the CPM is also aimed at ensuring that “freelancers” are not available in the political field when BJP sets out to broadbase the NDA. The AGP will be a force that the BJP could also be looking at in the run up to the election.
The TDP is keen for an alliance with the Left in Andhra Pradesh. TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is of the view that a TDP led alliance can challenge the Congress credibly in the “secular” political space. Mr Naidu, it be recalled, has been mouthing the Left’s stand on economic issues. Mr Naidu’s backing for the reform paradigm was a cause of discomfort for the Left.
Though the SP does not consider the Left an important player in its backyard, it would like the association with the Communists. The Left’s support can be expected to come handy to deal with the Congress and the Centre.
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The CPM’s dilemma is that even as it keeps its doors open for forces “opposing communal forces”, it is aware that most such parties are either aligned with the UPA or the NDA. While the CPM’s political resolution, which is unlikely to spell out any major changes in its strategy, will focus on anti-BJPism, Congress bashing will find more space in the document. The party, which will castigate the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies, is expected to line out anti-Congress slogans which will come handy for the Left in the next elections.
The government will come under the CPM scanner on agrarian issues, “increasing” rich-poor divide in society, food policy, centre-state relations, “concessions” to big business and “pro-US” foreign policy. The CPM is not rejecting the idea of a third alternative entirely, but is insisting that such an alignment should be based on a “common programme”. At this juncture, the party does not see a viable front.
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