
For the Left, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls are a bigger challenge than Lok Sabha polls. Little wonder that the CPI and CPIM are meeting in Hyderabad on January 28 to thrash pre-poll strategy.
While the CPI8217;s under pressure to take a second look at its proposed alliance with the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti TRS, CPIM8217;s Andhra unit does want any truck with Congress.
The fact that there are few takers for Congress president Sonia Gandhi8217;s plan of launching the anti-TDP/BJP alliance, was evident when senior CPIM politburo member Prakash Karat said: 8216;8216;We are not in any front. We will discuss what campaign strategy should be. And a statewise evaluation of our position and the national level tactics.8217;8217;
Karat said: 8216;8216;We have taken a decision not to support TRS. It is up to the CPI whether they will go along with a separate Telangana state.8217;8217;