'Mahagathbandhan' at national level won't be easy, Opp must unite: Sibal

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal Thursday said an attempt to form a "mahagathbandhan" at the national level is not going to be easy and called for unity among the opposition ranks to defeat the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

In an interview to PTI, he said all parties getting together will be the "best situation", but the Congress with very few seats in Lok Sabha currently cannot dictate terms and thus has to form alliances in states to ensure a non-BJP government at the Centre.

"Where is the 'mahagathbandhan' today? The attempt to form a mahagathbandhan at the national level is not going to be easy," he said, ahead of the launch of his book "Shades of Truth" on Friday.

Sibal, however, noted that with very few seats the Congress is not in a position to "dictate terms", especially in states where it does not have a significant presence.

"If all parties get together nothing like it. But that is not an easy task for all to get together," he noted.

On who will form the next government, he said, "I perceive that the BJP will not be able to form a government. What the nature and architecture of the alternative government will be, will be decided after the election results come about."