Asian Age: Does the move to support the UPA nominee mean that the CPI(M) is once again coming close to the Congress, and this could have a bearing on the 2014 Lok Sabha election?
Prakash Karat: Absolutely not. We rule out any understanding with the Congress Party, nationally and in West Bengal. Our party line, worked out at our recent Party Congress, is to fight the BJP and the Congress. The chances of the UPA coming back to power are very bleak. So why speculate on this issue?
Karat rules out any understanding with the Congress
Asian Age: Does the move to support the UPA nominee mean that the CPI(M) is once again coming close to the Congress, and this could have a bearing on the 2014 Lok Sabha election?
Prakash Karat: Absolutely not. We rule out any understanding with the Congress Party, nationally and in West Bengal. Our party line, worked out at our recent Party Congress, is to fight the BJP and the Congress. The chances of the UPA coming back to power are very bleak. So why speculate on this issue?
full interview: http://www.asianage.com/interview-week/we-support-pranab-not-congress-992
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