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Delhi: Nitish Kumar's meeting with Rahul Gandhi goes on for nearly an hour

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who reached the national capital to confer with opposition leaders on taking on the BJP together, had a nearly one-hour-long meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

With Nitish by his side, Telangana CM in Patna calls for 'BJP mukt Bharat'

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who met his counterpart in Bihar Nitish Kumar, as part of efforts to forge opposition unity, on Wednesday called for a BJP mukt Bharat, blaming the saffron party's government at the Centre for the many ills plaguing the country. At a press conference he addressed in the presence of Kumar, whom he fondly called "bade bhai" (big brother), Rao skirted questions about who will lead a united opposition and whether the Congress will be taken on board. Rao is one of the most vocal satraps opposed to the BJP. These things will be decided in due course. We are in no hurry, said Rao, in reply to questions about the prime ministerial candidate and the role of the Congress, to which his Telangana Rashtra Samiti is bitterly opposed. He blamed the Narendra Modi government for capital drain, a term he coined rhyming 'brain drain' to underscore that businesses were withdrawing their money from the country because of the Centre's policies. Rao also fla

Sharad Pawar renews pitch for opposition unity for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Amid bickering among the opposition parties, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday renewed the pitch for unity for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Interacting with reporters here after welcoming leaders from Haryana into the party fold, Pawar said the NCP was open to contesting polls as part of an opposition alliance under a common minimum programme to take on the BJP. Pawar also asked the opposition parties to keep aside differences and unite on an anti-BJP platform for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Earlier, he had said efforts were underway at the national level to bring non-BJP parties together to create a public opinion. At the same time, the NCP supremo had made it clear that he was not keen on taking up any responsibility due to his age. Pawar also accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to fulfil any of the promises made by it since 2014, including ushering in "acche din". The BJP's agenda is to keep smaller parties away from power, the NCP chief alleged.

Nitish Kumar exhorts alliance partners to unitedly fight BJP in LS polls

After winning the trust vote in Bihar Assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is exhorting his Mahagathbandhan alliance partners to unitedly work towards wiping out BJP from the Centre

BJP slams Yashwant Sinha, says his appeal to Murmu depicts 'nasty mindset'

Hitting back at oppn candidate for polls Yashwant Sinha for his "rubber stamp" comments, BJP General Secretary said a feeling that an Adivasi woman is not capable itself depicts one's "nasty mindset"

Onus on Cong for Oppn unity during Guj Assembly polls: NCP's Praful Patel

The onus of keeping like-minded parties together to fight the BJP in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly polls was on the Congress, which had failed to do so in 2017, senior NCP leader Praful Patel said

Mamata moots panel of leaders to decide on programmes to fight BJP

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday proposed to form a core group of opposition leaders to decide on joint movements against the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Those who believe in democracy, secularism must come together: Pawar

Those who believe in democracy and secularism must come together and draw up a "time-bound action program", NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said after taking part in a virtual meeting of opposition leaders

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid protest by Opposition members

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Friday amid protest by Opposition members over Pegasus and other issues

West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP front bid gets tepid response

Banerjee said the time had come for a "united and effective" struggle against the BJP's 'attacks' on democracy and the Constitution

United Opposition urges President Kovind to support farmers, persuade govt

Till early in the day, government representatives said they were hopeful the problem would be resolved.

Protests against CAA must have head and heart together: Amartya Sen

The Nobel laureate also said that the opposition must unite to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act

Where is Opposition unity? In politics, equations can change quickly

On Monday, senior television journalist Barkha Dutt accused Congress MP Kapil Sibal and his wife on Twitter of threatening to sack 200 employees of a television channel they promote

Letter to BS: Opposition must unite against BJP for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

without a strong and determined opposition, wresting back power from the BJP would be a tall order

United Opposition plans to move private members' Bills on farm loan waiver

Sharad Pawar suggested that a coordination committee of parliamentarians and farmer organisations should be set up for better engagement on agri-related issues