The VCK and the Left parties, fellow travellers with the DMK for long like the Congress, are also apprehensive that their share of seats, instead of being hiked this time, might be reduced from that of the last time to accommodate the DMDK and a few minor parties expected to join the alliance.
CPI leader Ajay Singh said the sequence of decisions over the past few years shows a clear pattern.
Painting the EC and Modi government in black, the protests were also a show of strength and solidarity among the allies of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Front, comprising the Congress, VCK, Left Parties, MDMK, and Muslim parties, and others.
However, it remains unclear how many seats the RJD, Congress, and Left parties will contest. So far, the Congress has released a list of 48 candidates, while the RJD announced nominees for 46 seats.
"We, the Left parties, endorse the candidature of Justice Sudershan Reddy, who is contesting the election on behalf of all the opposition parties," the Left Parties said in a joint statement. Justice Reddy is a jurist known for upholding the core values of the Indian Constitution, including democracy, secularism, and equality.
Meanwhile, police informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled the city on Saturday will travel by road from the Airport.
The strike by the political parties has been called to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and other ‘anti-people’ policies of the central government.
Central Committee will meet on March 3-4 to finalise the details
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