keeping his options open...
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bardhan discusses poll tie-up with Chiru's PRP
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Hyderabad: Communist Party of India national secretary A B Bardhan called on Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi at the latter's residence here today to discuss the prospects of a tie-up between the two parties.
Its assistant secretary and MP Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy and party state secretary K Narayana were present on behalf of the CPI, while the Praja Rajyam delegation comprised Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Aravind, former minister K Vidyadher Rao and former MP C Ramachandraiah.
Bardhan reportedly requested the Praja Rajyam Party to support the third front against the Congress and the BJP at the Centre. Chiranjeevi, however, remained non-committal over the issue, informed sources said.
The CPI has been desperately seeking to align with the actor-turned-politician's party rather than with the TDP with the hope of bargaining for more number of seats to contest the elections and also benefit from the Chiranjeevi's charisma.
The CPI has firmed up its alliance with the Telangana Rashtra Samiti even as the other major Left partner CPI (M) hasn't yet decided on its course of action.
Interestingly, Bardhan will also be attending a breakfast being hosted by Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu. Bardhan shares a good rapport with Naidu and TDP's support becomes vital for the Left at the national-level to fulfil its objective of fighting both the Congress and the BJP.
TDP sources said TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao too has been invited for the breakfast at Naidu's residence and outcome of their deliberations is keenly awaited. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.as...umentid=1688777<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Andhra-experts, will he have any impact at all or influence just be limited to some areas?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bardhan discusses poll tie-up with Chiru's PRP
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Hyderabad: Communist Party of India national secretary A B Bardhan called on Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi at the latter's residence here today to discuss the prospects of a tie-up between the two parties.
Its assistant secretary and MP Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy and party state secretary K Narayana were present on behalf of the CPI, while the Praja Rajyam delegation comprised Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Aravind, former minister K Vidyadher Rao and former MP C Ramachandraiah.
Bardhan reportedly requested the Praja Rajyam Party to support the third front against the Congress and the BJP at the Centre. Chiranjeevi, however, remained non-committal over the issue, informed sources said.
The CPI has been desperately seeking to align with the actor-turned-politician's party rather than with the TDP with the hope of bargaining for more number of seats to contest the elections and also benefit from the Chiranjeevi's charisma.
The CPI has firmed up its alliance with the Telangana Rashtra Samiti even as the other major Left partner CPI (M) hasn't yet decided on its course of action.
Interestingly, Bardhan will also be attending a breakfast being hosted by Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu. Bardhan shares a good rapport with Naidu and TDP's support becomes vital for the Left at the national-level to fulfil its objective of fighting both the Congress and the BJP.
TDP sources said TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao too has been invited for the breakfast at Naidu's residence and outcome of their deliberations is keenly awaited. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.as...umentid=1688777<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Andhra-experts, will he have any impact at all or influence just be limited to some areas?