
Nationalist Congress Party NCP chief Sharad Pawar today ruled out formation of a Third Front at the Centre, saying that there was no space now for such a grouping in the polity.
8216;8216;My party8217;s strength in the Lok Sabha is nine. How can I hope to create a miracle on this basis,8217;8217; he told reporters at a party convention here.
8216;8216;I think in this country, there will be only two major formations, those led by the Congress and the BJP,8217;8217; he said.
Pawar, Union Agriculture Minister, denied that he was part of any 8216;8216;pressure group8217;8217; within the UPA government.
On his response to such a group floated by TRS leader Chandrasekar Rao, Pawar said he had met Rao but no such proposal was discussed. 8216;8216;I went to his residence after he suffered fracture in his leg. He suggested that we and other UPA partners should first discuss the formation of a separate Telangana state.8217;8217;