Didi bid for TD, Cong, Left truck

Mamata keen to unite anti-BJP forces

In her attempt to stitch up a non-BJP coalition, Trinamul president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is bringing pressure on the Congress and TD leaderships to forge a grand alliance and rope in the Left parties in the two Telugu states to defeat the BJP.

A senior Congress leader confirmed the efforts of Ms Banerjee in this regard.

Ms Banerjee is said to be in regular touch with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Telugu Desam president and AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who has turned a bitter enemy of the BJP.

According to sources, Ms Banerjee recently told Mrs Gandhi during a discussion, “We have to set aside egos to unite the regional parties as far as possible to defeat the BJP. For this, the Congress should be liberal in sharing seats with regional parties”.

Hyderabad: Telangana state TD president L. Ramana said that after coming to power in 2019, the TS TD government will sanction `10 lakh, employment for one person in the family and a house site to the families of those who sacrificed their lives during the statehood movement. Mr Ramana said the TD government, if the party wins the election, would have 18 members of whom 12 would be from among the SCs, STs, BCs, minorities and women. Mr Ramana said the TD would strike an alliance with parties which agree to this formula.