Chandigarh: The Punjab units of Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) and Lok Bhalai party on Sunday forged a "United Front" to jointly contest the forthcoming state Assembly Elections.
Announcing their decision at a joint press conference here, Balwant Singh of CPI-M, Jagroop Singh of CPI and Lok Bhalai's Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said the Front would contest on 50-60 seats and would welcome like-minded parties or groups opposed to Congress and SAD-BJP combine.
"We took the decision to jointly contest the elections at a meeting of the three parties held here on October 12. We discussed the prevailing political situation in the state and decided that any of our parties will have no alliance with the Congress and we will work for the defeat of the Akali-BJP," CPI-M state secretary Balwant Singh said.
Asked about Punjab Congress president Shamsher Singh Dullo's indication that his party may have truck with the Left for the polls, Balwant Singh and CPI's state secretary Jagroop Singh ruled out any such possibility.
Asked if their decision to contest the polls by opposing the Congress in Punjab would divide the "secular votes", the CPI-M leader tried to evade a direct reply and added "the policies pursued by Capt Amarinder Singh led Congress regime have only strengthened the hands of communal forces".
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