Though the number of political parties joining the anti-price rise front has increased to 13, in order to make it bigger and impressive, the Left leaders are persuading Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav to make his party agree to join the front. The parties, most likely to join on Monday meeting convened in the Parliament annex, are CPI, CPM, Forward Block, RSP, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Lok Janshakti Party, Janata Dal(Secular), Telgu Desam, AIDMK, Biju Janata Dal, Rashtriya Lok Dal (Ajit Singh) and Indian National Lok Dal (Omprakash Chautala).The Left sources said, they had made it clear to the BSP that it is not an electoral alliance.
(Published 11 April 2010, 19:31 IST)