New Delhi: While it is yet to come out with its political agenda, discussions have already begun among the constituents of the newly floated Third Front to decide on a proper name for the alliance.
Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Monday held a meeting with Janata Dal - Secular (JD-S) chief HD Deve Gowda at the latter's residence in New Delhi to discuss an appropriate name for the Front.
Gowda told reporters that the Left leader had come mainly to finalise a name for the Third Front.
“I have no problems with the alliance being referred to as Third Front, but other leaders feel that it should have a proper name,” the former prime minister said.
Karat, however, refused to divulge details of the meeting, saying that “a lot of things were discussed”.
On being asked about the main agenda of the Front leaders' Sunday night dinner meeting at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's residence, Gowda said, “it went off well and behenji (Mayawati) has clearly said in her statement that her party would have no alliance with any of the constituents.
All of us will fight separately in the coming elections and will provide a secular non-Congress and non-BJP alternative to the people".
Asked about finalisation of the National Policy Document of the Front, the JD(S) chief said that CPI-M has already released its manifesto while TDP, AIADMK and other constituents would soon release their manifestos.
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