Srinagar: The National Conference today said it would align with the third front in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held next year.

"On the national level, NC will go with the third front in the Lok Sabha elections," NC patron and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah said here today.

"The third front comprising of Samajwadi Party, Telugu Desam Party, AIADMK, Indian National Lok Dal, Asom Gana Parished and National Conference would soon be joined by left parties, he said.

We are in touch with left parties especially CPI(M) and CPI and these parties would soon join the third front, he said, adding the third front would maintain distance between the two major parties - Congress and BJP.

Abdullah claimed that the left parties were not happy with the UPA and they are waiting for an opportunity to leave it and join the third front. The communist parties want to distance from both BJP and Congress.

He said once the third front takes concrete shape and when elections will be held, the UNPA will then decide whom to support.

However, in the state elections, the National Conference had already stated that it would contest independently.
Source : PTI