Cong rethinks, reads between partylines

On the question whether she would be projected as the leader of the proposed secular alliance, he said: 8216;8216;We will discuss that with other parties involved.8217;8217;

Reddy also said that the question of whether the leader of the single largest party, in principle, should lead the coalition 8216;8216;will be settled by the parties concerned through talks8217;8217;.

8216;8216;Gandhi is the leader of the Congress party and it is for the other allies to think over the issue,8217;8217; he said, adding that the other parties should also make their choices known.

At the same time, Reddy categorically ruled out Congress supporting a third front and said, 8216;8216;There is no scope or space for a third front given the ground realities8230;There is no question of Congress supporting such a front.8217;8217; On the possible parties for a pre-poll alliance, he named RJD in Bihar, Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra and the Indian Union Muslim League in Kerala.