Communist Party of India (Marxist) national general secretary Sitaram Yechury said ‘Mahagatbandhan’ or the grand alliance would come into picture only post elections and it was imminent that an alternative government would be formed.
He was addressing a gathering of party activists at Governorpet here before party leader Ch. Babu Rao headed to file nomination for the Vijayawada Central Assembly seat representing the Jana Sena-CPI(M)-CPI-BSP alliance.
On grand alliance, Mr. Yechury said, “Never in the past were grand alliances formed before the elections at the national level. Only at the State level, allies come together before elections. Since 1977 all coalitions had been formed only after the elections and in the same way in 2019 the grand alliance will take shape and form an alternative government.”
Stressing on defeating the BJP, he said in the past five years people of all walks of life except the 1% rich had been burdened in one or other way. Unemployment, poverty, corruption, farmers’ suicides, communal riots and many others plagued the country.