K Chandrasekhar Rao's Third Front gathers steam

Hyderabad: Emboldened by the response he has received from several political leaders and from his own party cadres, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has chalked out a plan to take his Third Front proposal to the national level by organising meetings in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru.

The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi, telephoned Mr Rao on Monday to express his support for the non-BJP, non-Congress Third Front mooted by Mr Rao two days ago. 

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and Asaddin Owaisi of the AIMIM had extended their support on Sunday. Mr Jogi is the leader of the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh.

Mr Rao has announced that he is ready to take on the mantle of leading a political front.