Politicians have a penchant for exhuming buried issues to go one up on opponents. But come election time, the dead — be it alliances, ideologies, or voters — begin to come alive.u00a0Such a resurgence is again in evidence, seeing that attempts are on to resuscitate the seemingly defunct Republican Left Democratic Front (RLDF) — a league of second-string parties set up on the eve of 2009 state elections.u00a0

A notable difference this time around is the participation of Bharatiya Republican Party led by Prakash Ambedkar who, despite concerted efforts, did not join the front during its inception. He is going to replace Republican Party of India (A) leader Ramdas Athawale, who has now aligned with the Shiv Sena-BJP combine. u00a0A series of meetings to b ring round RLDF are being organised by Ambedkar — a former MP from Akola — at his Dadar office these days and announcement on the front’s future is expected around May 20, said a political leader, which is a part of the association.u00a0