CPI leader A B Bardhan says his party willing to make poll alliance with BJD [orissadiary]

CPI expresses its willing to make poll alliance with ruling BJD of Odisha. This was informed by the Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan. Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan, who arrived in the city on a two-day visit on Tuesday, stated he would be holding a possible seat sharing discussion with the BJD. Interestingly, the BJD has shown no interest so far to maintain its poll understanding with the Communist parties unlike in 2009. The ruling BJD so far has only held talks with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for a poll pact in Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts. But baring that, there has been no hint from the Naveen Patnaik led regional outfit for any poll understanding with any party so far. The CPM had made its intentions clear that unlike in 2009, it would not wait for a poll pact with the BJD and recently announced its first list of candidates for the two Lok Sabha and 12 assembly constituencies; it plans to contest this time. But on the contrary, the CPI has preferred to play a waiting game and is still hopeful of a seat sharing deal with the BJD.