Praja Rajyam’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) is understood to be considering extending support to the candidature of Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar as Prime Minister after the Fourth Front took shape following the announcement of results on May 16.
A suggestion to this effect is learnt to have been made by senior party leaders P. Shiv Shankar and P. Upendra at a meeting of the PAC here on Tuesday. Praja Rajyam (PR) president Chiranjeevi has held consultations in the past with an NCP representative and, more recently, with Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh to discuss the way forward for the front.
Having adopted a confident stand about his party’s electoral prospects in Andhra Pradesh, the PR president categorically stated at a press conference that a Fourth Front would soon be a reality at the Centre. Responding to questions as to how many Lok Sabha seats his party would win, he initially said it would be enough to play a decisive role in the formation of an alternative to the United Progressive Alliance, the National Democratic Alliance and the Third Front.
However, when pressed further to specify the number, he said, “We hope to win around 20 Lok Sabha seats and with this, the Fourth Front will form the Union government.” He, however, declined to name the parties that had come forward for a discussion for a possible alliance at the Centre. “You all know about the interest Mr. Amar Singh showed in joining hands during his visit. Talks are on with various like-minded parties,” he stated.
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