Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan not keen on Congress tieup

New Delhi: As talks of an anti-BJP front for the next Lok Sabha polls gain ground, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said he is not in favour of joining hands with the Congress to forge an Opposition alliance that should be aimed at giving people a “real political alternative”.

Mr Vijayan, 73, also said that regional parties are “strong” these days and that the synergy between them could be used to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in the general elections due next year.

Alleging that the BJP has been destroying the country’s democratic norms, the CPI-M veteran, said co-operation between regional parties was essential.