And 2019 alliance race grips India. Days after TDP snapped ties with BJP. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrahshekhar Rao, who is rallying support for establishment of a non-BJP and non-congress alternative, is likely to meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. On the other hand, MNS Chief Raj Thackeray has met NCP President Sharad Pawar in Mumbai triggering speculation of new political equations in the state. The meeting, held at Pawar’s residence, which lasted 40 minutes.