Andhra Pradesh: CPI(M) open to pre-poll alliances in States, says Sitaram Yechury

The CPI(M) is keen on forging unity among the like-minded opposition parties in all the States, much on the lines of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu, party general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said.

At the national level, such a unity among the opposition parties might be possible only after the 2024 elections, Mr. Yechury, who will be turning 70 on Friday, told The Hindu over phone from New Delhi on Thursday.

Sharing his views on the current political scenario and his political journey so far, Mr. Yechury, who had shot into limelight after his active participation in the Telangana agitation in 1969, said, “The CPI(M) has always batted for unity among the opposition parties based on issues and ideology. Unity for political gain has never been on its agenda.”