National politics signaled a move from anti-Congressism to anti-BJPism with offshoots of erstwhile Janata Parivar saying there may be a merger of multiple regional parties to forge a common platform.
JD(U) boss Nitish Kumar told reporters that the splinter groups of Janata Parivar of the 1970s have decided on unity but may move to merger. “This meeting decided on our unity . In future, we can move from unity to merger in one party ,“ he told reporters. The parties have decided on a common stance and agenda to take on the government in Parliament, identifying BJP's alleged U-turn on black money , employment for youth and farm prices as matters of concern. The statement came after a meeting at the residence of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Besides Yadav, the luncheon brainstorming was attended by RJD chief Lalu Prasad, H D Deve Gowda of JD(S), Dushyant Chautala of INLD, Kamal Morarka of SJP besides Nitish and his colleague Sharad Yadav. The remark is significant for being another instance of regional outfits closing ranks to ward off the threat of Narendra Modi-propelled BJP. These mechanics till now used to be dictated by the paranoia over Congress which has been reduced to a sideshow since the 2014 elections. What adds to the “third front“ urgency is that BJP has set its sights on the big prize of Bihar that goes to polls in November 2015 while Uttar Pradesh will follow in March 2017.
The first instance of such collaboration came from Bihar after the Lok Sabha polls when sworn enemies Lalu and Nitish came together to keep the buoyant BJP at bay when the state government appeared tottering following defections. Congress is part of that combination.
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