Managing Third Front146;s fronts

Telugu Desam chief N Chandrababu Naidu had a choc-a-bloc schedule when he came to Delhi last week. He met various Left leaders through the day, and BSP chief Mayawati late in the evening. Before setting off for the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister8217;s Delhi residence, Naidu and his comrades had dinner at the hotel they were staying in. The meeting that began at 9.45 pm went on for well over two hours. As he got back to the hotel close to midnight, a special guest was awaiting him 8212; Om Prakash Chautala. Naidu was closeted with the Indian National Lok Dal leader, who has refused to accept Mayawati8217;s leadership for the proposed third front, for close to an hour. The next day, he caught the 7.30 am flight back.