Regional parties must be ‘kept in forefront’ in their States in 2024: Akhilesh Yadav
The Hindu
The Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav supported the statement of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee for Opposition unity at the national level adding the party which is strong in a particular State should be kept at the forefront while contesting the polls there.
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has supported the statement of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for Opposition unity at the national level, stressing that regional parties should take the lead in the States where they had a strong presence.
“The party which is strong in the State should be kept in forefront while contesting the elections there,” reads a statement issued by the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday evening. It does not mention the Congress party.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and other parties also want the same to happen, Mr. Yadav said.
On Monday, the West Bengal CM had said that the Congress and regional parties should be prepared to support each other in their strongholds, directly cautioning that the Congress must be prepared for some “sacrifice”.
“Wherever the Congress is strong, in their respective 200 seats what we have calculated, let them fight, we will support them. But they have to support other political parties as well. If you want to achieve something good, then you have to sacrifice in certain areas,” Ms. Banerjee had said in Kolkata.
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