Non-BJP parties should avoid vote split in U.P.; NCP in talks with Congress over Goa polls: Nawab Malik
The Hindu
“It is the responsibility of the Congress to take all together,” the Maharashtra Minister said
Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Monday said his party NCP is of the view that there should be no division of votes among like-minded parties to take on the BJP in the forthcoming .
The NCP is also in talks with the Congress over the forthcoming Goa Assembly polls and pitching for unity among the anti-BJP parties, but "there has been no response yet", Mr. Malik told reporters.
The Assembly polls in U.P. and Goa, both currently ruled by the BJP, are due early next year. “We should support the party which is contesting the election with all its might in Uttar Pradesh. It is our view that there should be no division of votes (among non-BJP parties) in Uttar Pradesh,” said Mr. Malik, who is the NCP's national spokesperson.