Divided Opposition to meet today
1 year, 6 months ago

Divided Opposition to meet today

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Faultlines seemed to have appeared before the much-awaited Opposition meet at Patna on Friday. A day before the crucial gathering of the Opposition heavyweights to strategize the moves for the 2024 general elections, the Aam Aadmi Party leader, Mr Arvind Kejriwal threatened to "walk out" of the meet if the Congress doesn't join the protest against the Centre's ordinance. While the Bahujan Samaj Party chief, Ms Mayawati targeted the Opposition parties, particularly Congress, Odisha and Telangana chief ministers, Mr Naveen Patnaik and K. Chandrashekhar Rao had earlier indicated that they would skip the meet. Senior Congress leader, Mr Sandeep Dikshit responding to the AAP threat, lashed out saying "nobody is going to miss AAP, even if they skipped the meeting." Those expected to participate include Tamil nadu CM, MK Stalin, Congress president, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader, Mr Rahul Gandhi, Trinamul Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, Jharkhand chief minister, Mr Hemant Soren, NCP leader5, Mr Sharad Pawar, AAP's Punjab chief minister, Mr Bhagwant Mann and party supremo, Mr Arvind Kejriwal,Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party chief, Ms Mehbooba Mufti., CPI general secretary, Mr Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader, Mr D. Raja, Samajwadi Party chief, Mr Akhilesh Yadav, Shiv Sena chief, Mr Uddhav Thackerey, RJKD chief, Mr Tejashwi Yadav.

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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1 month ago

All-party meeting on Nov 24 ahead of Parliament session

New Indian Express  

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

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News 18  

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India TV News  

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1 year ago

Congress faces tough INDIA bloc equation after defeat

Hindustan Times  

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‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress

Firstpost  

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1 year, 3 months ago

BJP feeling threatened due to INDIA’s unity, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

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Congress leader's 'will fight all 7 Delhi seats' remark provokes AAP reaction

India Today  

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Opposition's INDIA bloc to meet next in Mumbai in September first week: Sources
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Opposition's INDIA bloc to meet next in Mumbai in September first week: Sources

India TV News  

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1 year, 4 months ago

Next Opposition meeting to be held in Mumbai on August 25-26

The Hindu  

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Amid deadlock on Manipur issue, Anurag Thakur appeals to Opposition to join debate in Parliament
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid deadlock on Manipur issue, Anurag Thakur appeals to Opposition to join debate in Parliament

India TV News  

Minister urges Opposition: Facing deadlock with the Opposition over the Manipur violence issue in the Parliament, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday urged the parties “with folded hands” to join the debate inside the House and not “run away” from the discussion. This comes after the Opposition parties have planned to carry out joint protests in the Parliament on Monday …

Opposition alliance 'INDIA' Mumbai meeting likely after August 15
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Opposition alliance 'INDIA' Mumbai meeting likely after August 15

India TV News  

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64 Parties Attend BJP & Oppn Meet. But These Parties Absent: What Will be Their Next Move?

News 18  

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'India greater than any person, entity’: Congress leader Sharmistha questions party over coalition name

India TV News  

INDIA opposition alliance: Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee today questioned the need for the joint opposition to call itself ‘INDIA’ for next year's Lok Sabha polls, saying that the nation was ‘much greater’ than any person or entity. Mukherjee, the daughter of late Congress stalwart and former President Pranab, made this observation even as she admitted that ‘INDIA’ was creative and …

Bengaluru meet: INDIA secretariat in Delhi, next meeting in Mumbai | Top updates
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengaluru meet: INDIA secretariat in Delhi, next meeting in Mumbai | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday announced that the alliance of opposition parties that met in Bengaluru will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance and a secretariat will be set up in Delhi for poll campaign management. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in a conversation with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the second day of the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition coalition to be called INDIA — Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

The Hindu  

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1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition meet highlights: 26-party alliance to be called as ‘INDIA’, next meeting in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

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OPINION | 26 VS 38 : MODI VS OPPOSITION

India TV News  

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Opposition meet in Bengaluru will be a game-changer in Indian politics: Congress
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Opposition meet in Bengaluru will be a game-changer in Indian politics: Congress

The Hindu  

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‘No bandhan in mahagathbandhan’: BJP lampoons Opposition unity meet in Bengaluru

Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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Opposition meet in Bengaluru July 17 Updates | Day two of meeting to begin at 11 a. m.
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Opposition meet in Bengaluru July 17 Updates | Day two of meeting to begin at 11 a. m.

The Hindu  

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Opposition meet in Bengaluru today, AAP to join after Cong backs Ordinance fight
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition meet in Bengaluru today, AAP to join after Cong backs Ordinance fight

Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ahead of Bengaluru Meet, Congress Supports AAP

Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 5 months ago

Stage set in Bengaluru for the second meeting of Opposition party leaders

The Hindu  

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AAP confirms it will join Opposition meet in Bengaluru
1 year, 5 months ago

AAP confirms it will join Opposition meet in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Making the road to Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election smoother, the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday announced that it will attend a meeting of Opposition parties in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. After a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee — the highest decision-making body of the AAP — on Sunday evening, party Rajya Sabha …

Congress Announces 'Unequivocal Opposition' to Delhi Ordinance; AAP Calls it Positive Development
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress Announces 'Unequivocal Opposition' to Delhi Ordinance; AAP Calls it Positive Development

News 18  

A day before the big opposition meeting to be held in Bengaluru, Congress has extended its support to the Aam Aadmi Party over the Delhi ordinance issue. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha also confirmed Congress’ support for the party and called it a “positive development”. Chidambaram also said that the manner in which AAP took up the Delhi ordinance …

Opposition meeting: 'AAP will participate', clarifies Raghav Chadha after PAC meeting
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition meeting: 'AAP will participate', clarifies Raghav Chadha after PAC meeting

India TV News  

Opposition Parties' Meet: The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday made it clear that it will mark its presence in the meeting of opposition parties that will be held in Bengaluru. The second edition of the opposition parties' meeting will focus on chalking out a joint strategy to take on the BJP unitedly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. More than …

Opposition meeting: 26 parties likely to share stage in two-day Bengaluru session, eyeing 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition meeting: 26 parties likely to share stage in two-day Bengaluru session, eyeing 2024

India TV News  

Opposition meeting: As many as 26 Opposition parties are likely to participate in the two-day brainstorming session in Karnataka’s Bengaluru starting Monday where they will devise strategy to take on the ruling BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. “In the Bengaluru meet, 24 parties were likely to take part, however, according to …

Sonia to Help Stitch Opposition Unity
1 year, 5 months ago

Sonia to Help Stitch Opposition Unity

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the saffron threat looming large over the much-hyped “Grand Alliance” against the BJP in the 2024 general election, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi appears to have jumped into the fray to stitch Opposition unity. Since then, a split in Maharashtra veteran Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party, and his nephew Ajit Pawar’s switch to the Eknath Shinde-BJP coalition …

Opposition meet in Bengaluru | 24 ‘like-minded’ parties invited; Sonia Gandhi to attend
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition meet in Bengaluru | 24 ‘like-minded’ parties invited; Sonia Gandhi to attend

The Hindu  

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be part of a dinner that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be hosting for Opposition leaders at Bengaluru for the mega Opposition meet in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. Ms. Gandhi is expected to be part of the formal deliberations on July 18 as well for which Congress president Malikarjun Kharge has …

Opposition Unity: 8 New Entrants In 24 Parties Attending 2nd Meeting; Sonia Gandhi's Dinner Invite to All In Bengaluru
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition Unity: 8 New Entrants In 24 Parties Attending 2nd Meeting; Sonia Gandhi's Dinner Invite to All In Bengaluru

News 18  

In an effort to forge Opposition unity before the 2024 Lok Sabha election, senior leaders of at least 24 political parties are likely to attend the second meeting of non-Bharatiya Janta Party aligned parties scheduled to take place in Bengaluru during July 17-18. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was absent during the Patna get-together, will also reportedly attend …

Sonia Gandhi expected to attend Opposition's Bengaluru meet: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Sonia Gandhi expected to attend Opposition's Bengaluru meet: Congress

India TV News  

Opposition meeting: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to take part in the joint Opposition meeting slated to be held in Karnataka’s Bengaluru this month, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar had said the next opposition meet will be held in Bengaluru on July 13-14. Informing about Sonia Gandhi’s possible presence …

Waiting For Congress To Denounce Centre's Delhi Ordinance: Arvind Kejriwal Ahead Of July 12 Opposition Meet
1 year, 5 months ago

Waiting For Congress To Denounce Centre's Delhi Ordinance: Arvind Kejriwal Ahead Of July 12 Opposition Meet

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday ahead of the Bengaluru Opposition meeting said that he is awaiting Congress' statement on the denouncement of Centre's Delhi Ordinance. During an Opposition meeting in Patna last month, the Grand Old Party assured Kejriwal that a statement on the Ordinance would be issued well before the start of Parliament's Monsoon Session. Congress की …

AAP, Congress communicate on next Opposition meeting, Ordinance
1 year, 5 months ago

AAP, Congress communicate on next Opposition meeting, Ordinance

The Hindu  

July 08, 2023 12:53 am | Updated 01:03 am IST - New Delhi Aam Aadmi Party national general secretary Sandeep Pathak on July 7 told The Hindu that the party has communicated to the Congress to declare its support for AAP’s fight against the Delhi Ordinance. Minutes after the Patna meeting on June 23, the AAP said in a statement …

Maharashtra events have strengthened our resolve to fight the BJP, says Opposition; next meet to be held on July 17 and 18
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra events have strengthened our resolve to fight the BJP, says Opposition; next meet to be held on July 17 and 18

The Hindu  

A day after the vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, the Congress on Monday announced that the next Opposition meet would take place in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. A perception has gained ground that the Janata Dal could also meet a similar fate as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held one-on-one meetings with JD MPs …

Next Opposition meet in Bengaluru on July 17-18: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Next Opposition meet in Bengaluru on July 17-18: Congress

India TV News  

Opposition meeting: The next meeting of the Opposition parties, which was slated to be held on July 13 and 14, will now be held on 17 and 18 of this month, Congress announced on Monday, while stressing that the ‘Mumbai operations’ have ‘strengthened’ their resolve to defeat the BJP. Earlier, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar had said the next …

Tenets of unity: On the Opposition meet in Patna
1 year, 5 months ago

Tenets of unity: On the Opposition meet in Patna

The Hindu  

The meeting of leaders of 15 Opposition parties, in Patna in Bihar on June 23, signals a new urgency among them to coordinate their campaigns against the Bharatiya Janata Party in the run-up to the 2024 general election. Against the backdrop of allegations that the BJP is misusing state power to corner the Opposition, the leaders talked up the import …

Attendees at Patna opposition meet disagree with AAP's charge against Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Attendees at Patna opposition meet disagree with AAP's charge against Congress

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party's shrill indictment of the Congress over alleged apathy towards the central ordinance issue seems to have few takers among those present at the opposition meeting in Patna. At least five leaders, who represented their respective parties at Friday's meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seemed unimpressed with the AAP going into a sulk over …

14 Opposition parties eye pact for 2024, Congress-AAP deal unlikely
1 year, 6 months ago

14 Opposition parties eye pact for 2024, Congress-AAP deal unlikely

Hindustan Times  

At least 14 Opposition parties will try to strike a deal among themselves ahead of the 2024 general elections but any pre-poll pact between the Congress and the AAP will be an uphill task, given the complexity in their equation, party leaders from both sides indicated on Saturday. A day after Friday’s mega Opposition gathering in Patna, AAP functionaries rued …

Political Line | Signals from Patna
1 year, 6 months ago

Political Line | Signals from Patna

The Hindu  

Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party and K Chandrashekhar Rao of Bharat Rashtra Samiti are two leaders to be watched among non-Bharatiya Janata Party players as battle lines for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are being drawn. Among the participants at the Patna conclave, West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress leader, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav want the …

OPINION | PATNA MEET: A STEP TOWARDS A STRONG OPPOSITION?
1 year, 6 months ago

OPINION | PATNA MEET: A STEP TOWARDS A STRONG OPPOSITION?

India TV News  

Leaders of 15 opposition parties met in Patna on Friday and expressed their resolve to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections unitedly to defeat Narendra Modi and BJP. BJP leaders allege that these parties and leaders have nothing to do with Constitution, whether it is Rahul Gandhi, or M K Stalin, Mehbooba Mufti or Akhilesh Yadav, Hemant Soren or Omar …

'J-K was a laboratory for BJP, will undertake Kashmirisation of entire country': Mehbooba Mufti
1 year, 6 months ago

'J-K was a laboratory for BJP, will undertake Kashmirisation of entire country': Mehbooba Mufti

India TV News  

Mehbooba Mufti slams BJP: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir, which she had once ruled before being bifurcated into two Union Territories, was a ‘laboratory’ for the BJP, against whom over 15 opposition parties came together at a single stage in Patna yesterday to strategise how to oust it from power at the Centre. Alleging …

Congress not a team player, must clear ordinance stance: AAP after Patna Opposition meet
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress not a team player, must clear ordinance stance: AAP after Patna Opposition meet

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said that it will find it difficult to attend future meetings of opposition parties where the Congress is present if the latter does not publicly denounce a controversial ordinance granting the Centre control over Delhi’s bureaucracy, highlighting fissures within the opposition camp. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attend …

Opposition Parties Strategize Anti-BJP Front, AAP Absent Over Delhi Ordinance Issue
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition Parties Strategize Anti-BJP Front, AAP Absent Over Delhi Ordinance Issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The 17 Opposition parties, which met in Patna on Friday to strategise a comprehensive plan to form an anti-BJP front ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, decided to hold the next meeting in Shimla on July 10–12. During the meeting, we will discuss and frame a common agenda to fight against the BJP while working in our states", …

Patna Opposition Meet Inside Story: Parties Downplay Differences, Focus On Unity
1 year, 6 months ago

Patna Opposition Meet Inside Story: Parties Downplay Differences, Focus On Unity

The Quint  

Instead, the focus was on the many similarities the parties share— mostly to do with their vehement opposition to the BJP and its politics. The focus of today’s meet was on how a potential Opposition alliance for 2024 should be positioned, and the consensus was that it needs to be framed as a “BJP vs the country” debate, and not …

Oppn unity meet: Will fight polls unitedly, says Nitish; next huddle in Shimla
1 year, 6 months ago

Oppn unity meet: Will fight polls unitedly, says Nitish; next huddle in Shimla

Hindustan Times  

Top leaders of 15 parties, among them six chief ministers, attended the keenly awaited Opposition unity meet called by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Friday and all of them, with the exception of the Aam Aadmi Party, later announced that they will stay united and collectively challenge the Narendra Modi government in the 2024 parliamentary elections. Bihar …

Amit Shah terms Patna Opposition meeting ‘a photo session’
1 year, 6 months ago

Amit Shah terms Patna Opposition meeting ‘a photo session’

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 23 said the joint Opposition meet in Patna was merely a “photo session” and that the parties could never come together on a common platform. Mr. Shah said the Opposition deliberately chose the day to hold the meeting knowing well that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a state visit to the U.S. …

Nitish Kumar explains why AAP was not part of Opposition presser in Patna
1 year, 6 months ago

Nitish Kumar explains why AAP was not part of Opposition presser in Patna

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculations of the Aam Aadmi Party skipping the opposition meeting in Bihar's Patna over tension with Congress on the Ordinance row, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar explained that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was not present in the press conference as he had to go back to the national capital. The opposition meeting The meeting hosted by Nitish Kumar and …

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