Third Front launched
Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Third Front, an alternative to the National parties like Congress and BJP has been launched on Thursday at a rally held in Tumkur, Karnataka.

 The Third Front campaign is being floated with JD(S) supremo Deve Gowde playing a significant role in its formation which is supported by the Left parties, RSP, the Forward Bloc, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Telugu Desam, AIADMK, Forward Bloc and RSP.

Speaking at the rally CPM leader Prakash Karat said that the Third Front was a get together of all the democratic, secular and Left parties which would fight for social justice and against communal forces.
--MP