Seven parties come together in Rajasthan polls

Seven political parties, including the CPM, will contest the Rajasthan elections under a single banner called 'Rajasthan Loktantrik Morcha' (RLM).

"The CPM, the Janata Dal (United), the Janata Dal (Secular), the Samajwadi Party, the CPI, the CPI (ML) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal will be part of the RLM," Ravindra Shukla, a CPM leader, said.

Claiming that the national parties have not worked for the welfare of farmers, labourers, schedules castes and minorities during their tenures, Shukla said that the seven parties have come together to defeat the two big ones— the BJP and the Congress.

Following the Congress' footsteps, the CPM will also run a nationwide campaign from October 22 to 28 against the reported corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal.