Third Front will help Congress: BJP

Friday, April 7, 2006, 17:10 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 7 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party today cautioned the opposition parties to desist from venturing out to form a third front, saying it would only help the Congress.

''The Opposition slot is already occupied by the NDA-BJP. Where is the place for any other front?'' party spokesman Prakash Javadekar said, adding if they did so, they would only be helping the Congress.

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