Akhilesh Yadav On Third Front

With the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party reportedly striking a deal in Uttar Pradesh minus the Congress to fight the national elections, the focus is on what Mamata Banerjee is cooking up in West Bengal.

Man of the moment Akhilesh Yadav may describe it as a courtesy call, but his meeting this morning with the Left's Prakash Karat will be equalled with his interest in a Third Front. Mr Yadav, who takes over as Uttar Pradesh's youngest chief minister on Thursday, said yesterday that a Third Front was a good idea.

Akhilesh Yadav, who will soon be the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister riding a tidal wave that swept his Samajwadi Party to power, says that a Third Front is a good idea.

One of the big challenges for the Congress in the new budget session, that began on Monday, will be keeping its flock together - a flock that has increasingly appeared headed in different political directions. Mamata Banerjee, in particular, has been reported to be straying towards enemy lines.

With the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party reportedly striking a deal in Uttar Pradesh minus the Congress to fight the national elections, the focus is on what Mamata Banerjee is cooking up in West Bengal.

Man of the moment Akhilesh Yadav may describe it as a courtesy call, but his meeting this morning with the Left's Prakash Karat will be equalled with his interest in a Third Front. Mr Yadav, who takes over as Uttar Pradesh's youngest chief minister on Thursday, said yesterday that a Third Front was a good idea.

Akhilesh Yadav, who will soon be the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister riding a tidal wave that swept his Samajwadi Party to power, says that a Third Front is a good idea.

One of the big challenges for the Congress in the new budget session, that began on Monday, will be keeping its flock together - a flock that has increasingly appeared headed in different political directions. Mamata Banerjee, in particular, has been reported to be straying towards enemy lines.