CPM joins hands with SP,JDS

CPM general secretary Prakash Karat said the alliance in Rajasthan will be based on a common policy. There will be a declaration or joint statement by CPM,CPI,SP and JDS, he told The Indian Express. He said the four parties will hold a convention on July 21 to formally announce the formation of the alliance.

The Left parties had recently unveiled alternative policies and invited secular and democratic parties to be part of this alternative policy platform. While it believes the chance of formation of a non-Congress,non-BJP pre-poll front was thin,the Left bloc is looking at the post-poll scenario hoping the regional parties will perform better.