A day after his party announced its willingness to forge ties with other parties, Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi, however, ruled out joining any coalition in the State in the next elections.
“We never said we are against alliances with other like-minded parties, but the PR will not be a part of any coalition,” he said.
The statement assumes significance in the light of the efforts by the Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary K. Narayana to bring the PR, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and Left parties together as an alternative to the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party.
In an informal chat with reporters here on Wednesday after releasing a book on Jyothirao Phule authored by K. Padma Rao, Mr. Chiranjeevi said though the party was not averse to alliances, it was too early to think about them at this juncture. Indicating that the situation was fluid, he said there was still no clarity as to which way the situation would turn.
Mr. Chiranjeevi said his meeting with Dr. Narayana a couple of days ago was aimed at exchanging views on the national and State political situation and “we did not discuss anything about the alliances.” Replying to queries, he said there was no indication from the TRS for an alliance and the PR would take an appropriate decision “once there is movement from that side.” “Moreover, we have not attained a level of maturity where we can give a positive or negative response to the proposals for tie-ups,” he admitted.
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