Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- The Communist Party of India (CPI) today announced that it will form a grand alliance in Odisha by joining hands with the Congress and other regional and national political parties to fight against the ruling-BJD and the BJP.
CPI general secretary D Raja today said, "At the State level, we think BJD's politics of equidistance from communal forces and secular parties will not help Odisha in any way; so, we will fight against the BJD. Besides, taking into account state-specific issues and balance of political forces in Odisha, our party is trying to create alliance with Congress, CPM and JMM to fight the elections collectively.
He further allegded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to fulfill the promises he ha...