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Patnaik rules out alliance with BJP, says
Third Front a possibility
Monday April 15, 2013 03:51:17 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said that a Third
Front before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls was a very healthy option
but it was still "early" to explore the idea.
Patnaik, however, ruled out any alliance with his party's former
partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"There is no question of any alliance with the BJP," he told
reporters on the sideline of a conference here.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which has ruled Odisha since 1999, had
an alliance with the BJP till 2009. It snapped ties with it just
before the 2009 assembly polls.
Asked if there was a chance of forming the Third Front, Patnaik
said: "I think the Third Front is a very healthy option. But it is
still early days."
The Third Front is an alliance of non-Congress and non-BJP
parties.
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