<p class="title">In a further trouble for Opposition unity, the AAP on Friday announced that it will contest all the 119 seats in Telangana Assembly election to find a "credible alternative" to the "corrupt and incompetent duopoly" of the TRS and the Congress.</p>.<p class="bodytext">AAP's announcement came a day after BSP chief Mayawati announced a tie-up in Chhattisgarh with Ajit Jogi-led Janata Congress Chhattisgarh and issuing the first list of 22 candidates in Madhya Pradesh in the midst of its discussions with the Congress.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With the entry of AAP, though not a major force in the southern state, the Opposition now looks at a divided house in the fight against K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Telangana, CPM's refusal to join the Congress-TDP-CPI coalition has already put pressure on the Opposition efforts to unseat Rao.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress senior leaders, including treasurer Ahmed Patel, have reached out to CPM central leadership to rethink but the state leadership is keen on going ahead with Bahujan Left Front (BLF).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BLF had approached AAP to fight together but the party has "humbly decided to contest on its own strength" and field candidates in all 119 seats.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Announcing the decision, AAP's Telangana in-charge Somnath Bharti said the party decided to fight all the seats in Telangana as the election was forced on the state by Rao.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Narendra Modi government at the Centre and KCR government in Telangana have "mastered in making false promises and misleading the public. The objective with which Telangana was declared as a separate state, now is just a dream," Bharti said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bharti sought to blame the Congress while claiming that Rao did not fulfil any promise made before the election.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Given the circumstances, Telangana needed a strong and aggressive Opposition to keep the government accountable to the people. But the Congress has remained a most ineffective and spineless Opposition," Bharti said while explaining why the AAP decided to contest all the seats.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The people of Telangana are looking for a credible alternative to the corrupt and incompetent duopoly of TRS and Congress. The AAP has emerged as an honest and fresh alternative for the people," he said.</p>
<p class="title">In a further trouble for Opposition unity, the AAP on Friday announced that it will contest all the 119 seats in Telangana Assembly election to find a "credible alternative" to the "corrupt and incompetent duopoly" of the TRS and the Congress.</p>.<p class="bodytext">AAP's announcement came a day after BSP chief Mayawati announced a tie-up in Chhattisgarh with Ajit Jogi-led Janata Congress Chhattisgarh and issuing the first list of 22 candidates in Madhya Pradesh in the midst of its discussions with the Congress.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With the entry of AAP, though not a major force in the southern state, the Opposition now looks at a divided house in the fight against K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Telangana, CPM's refusal to join the Congress-TDP-CPI coalition has already put pressure on the Opposition efforts to unseat Rao.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress senior leaders, including treasurer Ahmed Patel, have reached out to CPM central leadership to rethink but the state leadership is keen on going ahead with Bahujan Left Front (BLF).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BLF had approached AAP to fight together but the party has "humbly decided to contest on its own strength" and field candidates in all 119 seats.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Announcing the decision, AAP's Telangana in-charge Somnath Bharti said the party decided to fight all the seats in Telangana as the election was forced on the state by Rao.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Narendra Modi government at the Centre and KCR government in Telangana have "mastered in making false promises and misleading the public. The objective with which Telangana was declared as a separate state, now is just a dream," Bharti said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bharti sought to blame the Congress while claiming that Rao did not fulfil any promise made before the election.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Given the circumstances, Telangana needed a strong and aggressive Opposition to keep the government accountable to the people. But the Congress has remained a most ineffective and spineless Opposition," Bharti said while explaining why the AAP decided to contest all the seats.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The people of Telangana are looking for a credible alternative to the corrupt and incompetent duopoly of TRS and Congress. The AAP has emerged as an honest and fresh alternative for the people," he said.</p>
