SP, NCP join hands for Bihar poll

September 14, 2015 20:42

Samajwadi Party and Nationalist Congress Party today announced entering into alliance for the coming Bihar assembly elections and claimed they were in talks with some other anti-BJP and anti-Congress regional parties.

The alliance was announced at a joint press meet by SP Secretary General Kiranmoy Nanda and NCP General Secretary Tariq Anwar in Patna. Both SP and NCP have walked out of the secular alliance in Bihar alleging humiliation in distribution of seats to them and joined hands for a third alternative in the crucial polls.

Nanda and Anwar, who were accompanied by SP Bihar chief Ramchandra Singh Yadav, said 8-10 regional parties opposed to BJP and Congress were in touch with them to be part of the grouping to give a tough fight to the two alliances in all 243 seats in the poll.

While Anwar voiced a strict no to AIMIM of Hyderabad MP Asauddin Owaisi, the two leaders were not very categorical about Janadhikar Morcha of Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav.

Asked about chances of tie-up with Left parties, Anwar said there was no response from them.

The Left parties have formed their own front for the polls comprising of six parties -- CPI, CPI-ML, CPM, SUCI, RSP and Forward Bloc.

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