Nitish Kumar doesn`t rule out Third Front

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 12:18

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday hinted that he was not averse to the idea of a Third Front.

BJD would look at Third Front: Naveen Patnaik

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 21:14

Amid moves by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for a "federal front", Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his party BJD would "certainly look" at the option if such a front comes up.

Congress derides talk of Third Front

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 22:26

Congress on Tuesday derided efforts to forge a Third Front by leaders like Naveen Patnaik at a time when the Lok Sabha polls are not far away.

Naveen Patnaik favours Federal Front idea

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 21:52

Ruling out any truck with either Congress or BJP, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik indicated that he was open to joining a Third Front or a Federal Front of regional parties before the Lok Sabha elections.

`INLD to support third front in next LS elections`

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 23:20

INLD chief and former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala Friday said his party will back the formation of a third front in the next Lok Sabha polls.

`TDP will take initiative in forging Third Front`

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 18:21

Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu has said a "Third Front" would form the next government at the Centre and his party would play a decisive role in that.

Parties confused over emergence of Third Front: Sangma

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 15:00

PA Sangma has said that confusion prevails among political parties at national level over the emergence of non-Congress, non-BJP alternative for 2014 elections.

Left in touch with regional parties to forge third front: Raja

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 16:58

D Raja, who was responding to senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley`s comment that the third front is a failed idea, said such an alternative is quite possible.

Tripura CM hopeful of Third Front coming to power

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 17:42

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has expressed hope that the Third Front would come to power after the next year`s Lok Sabha elections.

Emergence of third front not an easy task: Karat

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 16:17

Ruling out the possibility of a third front emerging, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said it was not an easy task as regional parties were "opportunists" and would either side with Congress or BJP.

Third front will never become a reality: Naidu

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 14:08

Rejecting the possibility of a third front coming to power after Lok Sabha polls, BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu said the idea is a tried and failed experiment.

Nothing solid on Third Front has come to fore so far: Naveen Patnaik

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 18:04

A day after terming the proposed Third Front as a "very healthy" option, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said nothing solid had come to the fore so far in this regard.