12 Mar : The alternative political force to UPA and NDA in the country will be officially launched from Tumkur in Karnataka in the presence of top political leaders of TDP, TRS, AIADMK and JDS. Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) State president H D Kumaraswamy is taking all efforts to make it a big success.AIADMK’s Rajya Sabha MP Maithreyan will attend the function where BSP is also likely to participate.
JDS chief H D Deve Gowda said Mayawati has agreed to send senior party leader Satish Chandra Mishra to Bangalore.
The Third Front is an amalgamation of CPI, CPI-M, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Telugu Desam, AIADMK, Forward Bloc and RSP, besides founding member JDS.