CPI general secretary D. Raja speaks to The Hindu on the internal dynamics in the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, and the Left parties’ position within the alliance.
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What is the status of seat sharing talks among the constituents of the INDIA bloc?\
INDIA has had four meetings so far and one meeting of the coordination committee. In the coordination meeting, it was agreed that we must organise public meetings and rallies. The first rally was planned in Bhopal, in the first week of October. But it was cancelled because of Congress leader Kamal Nath. That sent the wrong message. The seat sharing negotiations have to begin at the State-level and we must conclude it at the earliest. The political situation varies from State to State. For example, in Tamil Nadu, one does not foresee many problems, even though there are speculations that the Congress may ask for more seats than they fought in 2019.
