Third Front

Ex-Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha, Out of Options, Talks Bihar 3rd Front

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 29, 2020

A third front has emerged in Bihar ahead of next month's polls with former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha's party separating from the opposition alliance. Mr Kushwaha has been on both sides of the fence and is now likely to strike out on his own when Bihar votes for a new 243-member assembly from October 28 to November 7.

Elections 2019: Question Of Third Front Doesn't Arise, Says Mallikarjun Kharge

India News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Declining to comment on the possibility of a third front formation, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said there is only one front and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the decision what is to be done.

Third Front Governments Have "Never Remained Stable": Veerappa Moily

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily Thursday said he does not rule out the possibility of regional parties forming government with the support of a Rahul Gandhi-led alliance, but said such a dispensation would not be stable and not last long.

Elections 2019: Stalin Pours Cold Water On KCR Plans: "Don't See Chance For Third Front"

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday May 14, 2019

DMK chief MK Stalin today said that he "doesn't see a chance" for a Third Front, in a setback for Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao who has been exploring the possibility of a non-BJP, non-Congress arrangement at the centre after the national elections.

Chandrababu Naidu Unfazed By KCR's Federal Front Moves

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu -- who took on the role of the facilitator for a united opposition to challenge the BJP in the national election -- is unfazed about the plans of his arch-rival, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, for a non-Congress, non-BJP front "in the 1996 formula".

"If Allies Are Happy, It's Because Of PM Modi": Ram Madhav To NDTV

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The BJP will win a huge majority by racking up more seats in the east and north-east, the party's top leader Ram Madhav said today. "We won't need anyone to form the next government, we are confident," the BJP general secretary told NDTV in an interview.

Elections 2019: As KCR Launches "Third Front" Meetings, Stalin "Busy" With Campaign

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2019

A Prime Minister from south India in a non-BJP, non-Congress concoction at the centre is Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's mission, say sources, as his meeting with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday piqued political interest.

Federal Front Push? KCR Meets Pinarayi Vijayan; Talks With Stalin Soon

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir And Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 7, 2019

With just two more rounds to go in the mammoth, seven-phase elections, political activity for a Federal Front is gathering steam. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who floated the idea of a non-Congress, non-BJP Front two years ago, met his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan this evening. Another meeting has been scheduled with DMK chi...

1996 Repeat A Possibility: Chandrababu Naidu On "Third Front" Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said there is a "real possibility" of the country witnessing a repeat of 1996 in 2019 where regional parties will come together after the Lok Sabha polls to evolve a "Third Front" and form a government.

"Third Front Impossible Without BJP Or Congress": Chandrababu Naidu's Son

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

Nara Lokesh, son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is contesting assembly elections for the first time, feels it is "impossible" to imagine an alternative force without the support of either the Congress or the BJP.

Roll-Call For Mamata Banerjee's "19.19" Rally. No KCR. Congress, Maybe

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday January 7, 2019

With the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party reportedly striking a deal in Uttar Pradesh minus the Congress to fight the national elections, the focus is on what Mamata Banerjee is cooking up in West Bengal.

PDP Leader Threatens To Quit, Talks About "3rd Front" With Sajjad Lone

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's party colleague Muzaffar Baig today threatened to quit the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and join a "third front" in the state.

Will Keep Trying To Build Third Front Ahead Of Telangana Polls: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao will renew efforts to forge a non-NDA, non-UPA front after the Telangana Assembly election, a key party leader said today. K T Rama Rao, the son of caretaker Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao, also took an aim at N Chandrababu Naidu for his attempts to bring together Opposition parties to take on the BJP.

Independent Legislator Hanuman Beniwal To Launch Party In Rajasthan

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 30, 2018

Independent legislator and Jat leader Hanuman Beniwal will soon launch his new party that will support third front in the poll-bound Rajasthan.

Congress's Offer To Pass Over PM Seat Sparks 'Me Too' Chorus

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Thursday July 26, 2018

A day after the Congress hinted that Rahul Gandhi was open to pass over the Prime Minister's post in next year's general election if need be, there was a scramble among leaders of opposition parties to project their respective party leader as an acceptable face