‘Every party is aware that coming together is the need of the hour‘: Javed Ali Khan, SP leader and Rajya Sabha member
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Every party is aware that coming together is the need of the hour‘: Javed Ali Khan, SP leader and Rajya Sabha member

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 19, 2023 19:28 IST - 6 MINS READ With its first political rally scheduled to be held in the first week of October, the INDIA coalition of 27 opposition parties is set to launch its campaign to oust the BJP from power, starting from this year’s Assembly elections in five States, all the way to the 2024 general election. Speaking to Frontline, Javed Ali Khan of the Samajwadi Party, a Rajya Sabha member and part of the 13-member coordination committee of the INDIA alliance, shed light on the challenges as well as the strength of the opposition’s unity. “The ideological orientation of most of the INDIA members is pro-OBC, pro-Dalit, pro-minorities, and pro-weaker sections.”Javed Ali KhanSamajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP What are the other key focus areas of INDIA’s strategy and common minimum program? We have several faces.”Javed Ali KhanSamajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP There is always this talk that the INDIA alliance is wary of declaring a face to lead its campaign.

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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav backs AAP over Congress in Delhi elections
1 month ago

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav backs AAP over Congress in Delhi elections

New Indian Express  

However, the chinks in the INDIA bloc started appearing when Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi failed to reach a seat-sharing arrangement both in Haryana and Maharashtra, the two states where the BJP returned with thumping majority. The two-line appeal by the SP chief for the AAP on Monday in Delhi is being considered as his clear declaration that the SP …

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai has announced that the party will contest the upcoming Assembly bypolls together with the SP, despite ongoing talks on seat sharing between the two parties. Rai stated that the sole purpose of the Opposition alliance is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting the BJP's history of instigating riots and carrying out fake …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
4 months, 1 week ago

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP

News 18  

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leadership consistently rejected the idea of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana. The decision of the Grand Old Party to align with AAP in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections is driven by a blend of strategic goals, primarily centered around strengthening its leadership within the Opposition, consolidating anti-BJP votes, …

Congress, SP begin seat-share talks for UP Assembly bypolls
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress, SP begin seat-share talks for UP Assembly bypolls

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After making an impressive comeback in recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA Alliance partners — Congress and the Samajwadi Party — have reportedly commenced the deliberations for a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming bypoll to 10 assembly segments to be held later this year. Both political parties, which had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election …

Congress-SP alliance yet to launch joint campaign as election nears
9 months ago

Congress-SP alliance yet to launch joint campaign as election nears

Hindustan Times  

With just five days remaining before the end of campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Congress and Samajwadi Party are still working out the modalities of launching a joint campaign of their alliance as partners of the INDIA block. The National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, however, unfurled its star campaigners including …

INDIA battles impasse on seat talks, desertions before polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA battles impasse on seat talks, desertions before polls

Hindustan Times  

Although the nomination process for the first phase of polling of the general elections has started, the Congress and Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal have not been able to reach a deal on sharing seats in Bihar, one of the key north Indian states with 40 Lok Sabha seats. In West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress pulled the plug on …

No BJP-BJD deal after weeks of Lok Sabha seat talks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

No BJP-BJD deal after weeks of Lok Sabha seat talks

Hindustan Times  

Talks between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal over a proposed pre-poll alliance in Odisha ahead of the Lok Sabha and assembly polls next month broke down on Friday three weeks after they began, with both parties announcing that they would fight all 147 assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha seats alone. On Friday morning, after days …

Congress admits delay in seat sharing after AAP snub: ‘Difficult task because…’
11 months ago

Congress admits delay in seat sharing after AAP snub: ‘Difficult task because…’

Hindustan Times  

With key allies making unilateral announcements for Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party on Tuesday acknowledged the delay in finalising the seat-sharing formula with INDIA bloc members. The Aam Aadmi Party snubbed Congress on Tuesday by offering the grand old party a single Lok Sabha seat in Delhi, contrary to earlier reports that had suggested a 3-4 formula between Congress …

Seat-sharing talks with INDIA partners at an advanced stage, says Congress
1 year ago

Seat-sharing talks with INDIA partners at an advanced stage, says Congress

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reached out to leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance for better coordination, and seat-sharing talks with INDIA partners are also at an advanced stage, the party’s general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said on January 10. It also comes right in the middle of the Congress’s seat-sharing talks with INDIA partners for …

Seat talks with allies ‘without delay’: Congress
1 year ago

Seat talks with allies ‘without delay’: Congress

Hindustan Times  

The Congress announced on Thursday that long-awaited seat-sharing talks with partners in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance will start without any delay and whenever allies are ready, according “top priority” to an issue that is expected to be fractious and see protracted negotiations. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, CPI General Secretary …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP likely to offer 10 seats to Congress, 5-7 to RLD in UP, say sources
1 year ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP likely to offer 10 seats to Congress, 5-7 to RLD in UP, say sources

India TV News  

Samajwadi Party is likely to offer 10 seats to Congress and 5-7 seats to Rashtriya Lok Dal in Uttar Pradesh for Lok Sabha elections 2024, said the sources on Wednesday. The grand old party and SP came closer when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar started weaving an anti-BJP bloc to pose a united challenge to the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah-led saffron …

INDIA alliance to meet today after three months, seat sharing, chalking out strategy on agenda
1 year ago

INDIA alliance to meet today after three months, seat sharing, chalking out strategy on agenda

Firstpost  

The regional parties expect the Congress to table the main agenda of the meeting. On their part, these parties will submit their suggestions to redraw the joint strategy to take on the BJP, which defeated the Congress in the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh Barely a day after a record number of Opposition MPs were suspended …

'We Will Remember...': MP Tests INDIA's Unity as Congress Refusal to 'Lend A Hand' Angers AAP, SP
1 year, 2 months ago

'We Will Remember...': MP Tests INDIA's Unity as Congress Refusal to 'Lend A Hand' Angers AAP, SP

News 18  

In politics, it often takes two to tango. After Akhilesh Yadav’s outburst against the Congress, accusing it of fooling him and also warning that the SP could take revenge, things have become bitter on the ground in Madhya Pradesh Mohammed Saud is happy watching this dispute. But this time, the Congress, after much internal bickering, has given the ticket to …

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav questions INDIA bloc’s viability as Congress decides to go it alone in Assembly polls
1 year, 2 months ago

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav questions INDIA bloc’s viability as Congress decides to go it alone in Assembly polls

The Hindu  

With the Congress deciding to go it alone in the upcoming Assembly elections in five States, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav appeared miffed, not only at the Congress’ unwillingness to share seats in Madhya Pradesh, but also at the lack of clarity on whether the four-month old Opposition coalition INDIA was meant as a partnership only for the 2024 Lok …

Opposition's INDIA bloc to meet next in Mumbai in September first week: Sources
1 year, 5 months ago

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

India TV News  

INDIA meet: The next round of meetings of INDIA alliance is likely to take place in Mumbai in the first week of September - the third meeting in two months-, said sources. Top leaders of 26 opposition parties attend the two-day brainstorming session in Bengaluru and Patna where they are likely to start work on a common minimum programme and …

INDIA Vs BJP To Continue As Parliamentary Meetings Slated To Discuss Floor Strategies Today
1 year, 5 months ago

INDIA Vs BJP To Continue As Parliamentary Meetings Slated To Discuss Floor Strategies Today

ABP News  

New Delhi: Both the Opposition alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party are slated to hold parliamentary meetings on Tuesday to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House. The leaders of the newly formed Opposition alliance will meet at the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament on Tuesday to chalk out the …

INLD rally: Need of hour is one front of all opposition parties including Congress & Left, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 3 months ago

INLD rally: Need of hour is one front of all opposition parties including Congress & Left, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Firstpost  

If all non-BJP parties unite, then they can get rid of those who are working to destroy the country, Kumar said at a mega rally organised by the Indian National Lok Dal in Fatehabad to mark former deputy prime minister Devi Lal’s birth anniversary Fatehabad: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday called for uniting all opposition parties, including the …

Nitish Kumar says need of hour is one front of all opposition parties including Cong, Left
2 years, 3 months ago

Nitish Kumar says need of hour is one front of all opposition parties including Cong, Left

India TV News  

Highlights Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday called for uniting all opposition parties If all non-BJP parties unite, they can get rid of those who are working to destroy country: CM He accused the BJP of trying to create "Hindu-Muslim disturbances" in society to benefit politically Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday called for uniting all opposition parties, …

UP polls: No possibility of alliance with Congress, says RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary
3 years, 2 months ago

UP polls: No possibility of alliance with Congress, says RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary

Firstpost  

Chaudhary said that his party’s alliance with the Samajwadi Party was in the final stage Muzaffarnagar: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. The RLD leader had recently met Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the Lucknow airport, and later both of them left for …

UP Congress chief vows to forge alliances with only 'small parties' for 2022 Assembly polls
3 years, 4 months ago

UP Congress chief vows to forge alliances with only 'small parties' for 2022 Assembly polls

Firstpost  

Ajay Kumar Lallu also said that governments led by BJP, BSP and SP that ruled Uttar Pradesh for the past 32 years failed to live up to the expectations of people New Delh: Virtually ruling out an alliance with the SP and BSP for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Congress’ state unit chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Sunday said his …

Congress to fight all 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, open to deals with smaller parties
6 years ago

Congress to fight all 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, open to deals with smaller parties

Live Mint  

Lucknow: Snubbed by the Samajwadi Party -Bahujan Samaj Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Congress on Sunday said it was ready to contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats on its own, but was also open to tying up with smaller parties. In what could lead to a major political realignment ahead of the general elections, arch rivals and former Uttar …

SP-BSP divide UP among themselves, say alliance with Congress 'pointless'
6 years ago

SP-BSP divide UP among themselves, say alliance with Congress 'pointless'

Deccan Chronicle  

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Congress made us wait for too long, will hold talks with BSP for alliance in Madhya Pradesh, says Akhilesh Yadav
6 years, 3 months ago

Congress made us wait for too long, will hold talks with BSP for alliance in Madhya Pradesh, says Akhilesh Yadav

Firstpost  

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