Are there any moves to bring in breakaway groups like the Trinamul Congress and the TMC together?
These two parties were breakaway Congress groups. They therefore stand on a different footing from other members of NDA. Even in regard to other members of NDA, we will not have a closed mind except for the BJP and Shiv Sena, both of which have been philosophically and emotionally steeped in Hindutva communalism. What about the Nationalist Congress Party? The NCP is again a breakaway Congress group. The answer lies with the NCP as to why they have broken away at the national level. The real battle is going to be in Uttar Pradesh later this year. The Congress is in a very weak position there. ‘We are not interested in pulling down the government through the numbers game’ Let me frankly admit we are in a relatively weak position in Uttar Pradesh. It is because of the sharp polarization on the basis of caste. We need to rethink our strategy in Uttar Pradesh. Will the Congress be able to find its feet again? The recent election results show that we are not only on our feet, but our feet ar
