Emergence of a third political alliance seemed imminent in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the coming days. The alliance is likely to take a shape before the eighteen constituencies by elections that are slated in the month of May this year. Communist parties may play a pivotal role in the formation of the new alliance, while the YSR CP and TRS would lead the forces in the two regions of the state.
Though the communists are not keen on forming an alliance with the YSR CP immediately, they are thinking of making a come back in the state in the 2014 general elections.
In the present days of uncertainty, the main opposition of the state TDP is unlikely to stage a come back and the anti incumbency vote is shared by TRS and YSR CP in the two regions of the state. CPI is the first among the two communists to realise in this angle and it has offered an olive branch to TRS in Telangana already.
Though the CPM is not coming out openly, its strategists at the state level are thinking seriously to bring back the supremacy for the party in the districts like Khammam and Nalgonda more particularly. A stand even on the smaller states issue in general would now exempt the Telangana formation and the CPM leadership of the AP state may recommend the exclusion of Telangana from the CPM stand list.
They may show the statistics of Station Ghanpur polled votes to support their version and it may help the party to come closer to the TRS in the region. In the context of YSR CP, the two communists may play a wait and watch role.
These two parties may sit calm in the eighteen segments where the by polls are slated , but they may seek the support in the next general elections, observers feel.
–source;AH