Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday requested all political parties opposed to the BJP to understand simple electoral arithmetic logic and stand united, emphasising that thoughts about a third front are pointless.
Kharge's remarks on Wednesday are seemingly at variance with his remarks in Bharat Yatra Jodo event in November last year in which he had said that Congress will bring non-BJP government to power under its leadership and that of Rahul Gandhi.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Monday while reflecting on the need for Opposition unity said that Congress "alone cannot fight" the Narendra Modi government in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The top leaders of political parties including the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) did not turn up at final event of Rahul Gandhi-led the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar on Monday.
Chowdhury's remarks came at a time when political parties, in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, are formulating strategies for the upcoming polls.
The remark by the JDU principal general secretary came hours after his party said that it would not be participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on January 30 despite being invited by the Congress.
Ghosh on Saturday alleged that TMC chief Mamata Banerjee batted for a coordination team between Opposition parties and a joint program in other states, however, Congress "did not respond to it" in its attempt to "move alone".
With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi carrying out 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', and several regional players aspiring of a national role, the possibility of united opposition seems in limbo.
Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday urged the voters of Himachal Pradesh to vote for Congress and said that the victory of oldest of the country in the hill state will lay the foundation of Opposition unity in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 16 (ANI): Contrary to the political call for 'unified Opposition' to fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) announced to contest alone in the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in 2024.
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): After backing Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar's prime ministerial ambitions, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Yadav along with Nitish is all set to meet Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in the national capital on Sunday
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): With an aim to unite the entire Opposition to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the natio