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Con, be a good boy, CPI(M) tells Mulayam Singh - The Economic Times
Political Bureau
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January 30, 1998
Title: Con, be a good boy, CPI(M) tells Mulayam Singh
Author: Political Bureau
Publication: The Economic Times
Date: January 30, 1998
The 'adamant' stand of the Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam
Singh Yadav on seat-sharing in Uttar Pradesh has finally started
irking his closest ally, the CPI(M), which says that the Janata
Dal (JD) and the CPI have taken a 'far more reasonable stand' on
UP.
With the last date for withdrawal of nominations for 52 seats hi
UP being January 31 - just two days away - the CPI(M) is getting
cut up by the refusal of its 'blue-eyed boy' to be 'more
accommodating' towards other UF constituents in the state.
And, with all reports indicating that the SP is facing an uphill
battle in taking on a confident BJP in the state, the Marxists
are getting desperate that some sort of agreement is reached in
the state to prevent multiple mutual contests among UF
constituents. Especially so, when 'secular' parties like the
Congress(I) and the BSP have fielded candidates in all
constituencies.
Not surprisingly, the UF arbiter and CPI(M) general secretary
Harkishan Singh Surjeet has been busy speaking to Mr Yadav all
day today, and trying to get him to become 'more alive to the
need for greater UF unity'.
"The SP needs all the friends it can get. Mr Yadav should
realise this and give more seats to the JD," said a CPI(M)
leader.
In the Marxists' overall view of the things, an impressive BJP
performance in UP would help the Hindutva party in its attempt to
get close to the magical 273-mark in the Lok Sabha.
Though Left leaders are loathe to admit it they are concerned
that the Sonia factor may impact to an extent on the Muslim vote
in the state, which Mr Yadav thought he had sewn up.
Indications are that the JD would be satisfied with 10- 12 seats
and the CPI with three seats. But sources say that Mr Yadav is
not ready to give more than ten seats to. his allies.
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