Alliance with strong regional parties can transform polity: Yechuri

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:17

Only an alliance of CPI(M) with strong regional parties like AIADMK and not individuals like BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi can help drive out "twin evils" of corruption and fundamentalism, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri said.

LS polls: Regional parties, Left to form anti-communal group

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 19:45

Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, an anti-communal formation is on the anvil with several political parties, including regional and Left, joining forces to fight the communal menace at a national convention here next week.

UPA to lose 2014, regional parties will hold key

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 00:38

The Congress-led UPA is set to lose the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, and regional parties will be a key factor in deciding who gets to rule India, said a survey released Wednesday.

Regional parties have bright future: Bardhan

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 15:35

CPI national secretary AB Bardhan on Sunday said regional parties in the various states have a "bright future" and there were prospects of a new alignment of forces to form the next government at the Centre.

Regional parties to decide who will form next government: TMC

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 21:02

Regional parties will decide who would form next govt at the Centre after the 2014 Lok Sabha poll, Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandopadhaya said.

CPI-M not working for third front: Karat

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 18:54

Ruling out effort by it for a third front for LS polls, CPI-M said it would however strive for a Left democratic alternative of regional parties.

Regional parties float front in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, September 30, 2012, 20:39

Promising a corruption free political front, about a dozen small regional parties and outfits on Sunday floated the Odisha Jan Sammukhya.

‘Emergence of regional parties good for democracy’

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 23:09

Emergence of regional parties is a positive trend towards development of genuine political federalism in the country, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said on Sunday.

BJP, Cong should respect regional parties: Nitish

Last Updated: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 13:54

Kumar congratulated Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on being elected as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Nitish Kumar bats for regional parties

Last Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 17:55

Assembly elections` results demonstrate that people support regional parties because they represent regional aspirations, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said.

Northeastern parties join hands to fight polls

Last Updated: Monday, February 21, 2011, 16:33

Major regional parties of the northeastern states, including Asom Gana Parishad and the ruling parties of Nagaland and Sikkim, have in principle decided to form a common platform to fight for issues concerning the region.

Kumaraswamy slams CM for anti-regional parties stand

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 17:43

JD-S leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday slammed Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa for his comment that regional parties are a big hurdle to development and termed it as an "arrogant statement".