Mamata to KCR, Opposition parties are seeking a united stand against BJP

But the Congress' position is unclear

The call, when it came, was ironically not from the Opposition leadership but the top echelons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). At a function hosted by a Marathi language newspaper in Pune last week, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said a strong Opposition was a sine qua non for democracy. “Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost the Lok Sabha election (in the late 1950s) but still earned (then Congress PM) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s respect. Hence, in a democracy, the Opposition’s role is very important. I wish, with all my heart, that the Congress remains strong. Those in the