New Delhi:
Signs that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will soon be politically single have a list of interested parties doing the rounds.
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, said today that she has spoken to Mr Kumar about the need to collate a "Federal Front" of non-BJP, non-Congress regional parties ahead of the national elections.
Mr Kumar demonstrated a willingness to engage by deputing a senior leader from his party, the Janata Dal United, to meet with Ms Banerjee in Kolkata today.
The Congress is also making overtures. When asked if his party would step in to support Mr Kumar's Janata Dal (United) in Bihar if his alliance with the BJP ends, union minister Kamal Nath said, "the Congress is open to support from all secular parties."
And the BJP isn't letting go without a fight either. Senior leader LK Advani phoned Mr Kumar and JD(U) president Sharad Yadav today to stress that the two parties must fight the Lok Sabha elections together. Bihar has 40 seats.
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, said today that she has spoken to Mr Kumar about the need to collate a "Federal Front" of non-BJP, non-Congress regional parties ahead of the national elections.
Mr Kumar demonstrated a willingness to engage by deputing a senior leader from his party, the Janata Dal United, to meet with Ms Banerjee in Kolkata today.
The Congress is also making overtures. When asked if his party would step in to support Mr Kumar's Janata Dal (United) in Bihar if his alliance with the BJP ends, union minister Kamal Nath said, "the Congress is open to support from all secular parties."
And the BJP isn't letting go without a fight either. Senior leader LK Advani phoned Mr Kumar and JD(U) president Sharad Yadav today to stress that the two parties must fight the Lok Sabha elections together. Bihar has 40 seats.
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