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Rahul Gandhi hosts breakfast meet with opposition party leaders, calls for unity
The leaders of 15 parties, including the Trinamool Congress, were present at today's meeting. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), however, skipped it. After the meeting, Gandhi and other opposition leaders cycled to Parliament to highlight the issue of high fuel prices.
Published on Aug 03, 2021 11:39 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Tukde-tukde gang worried it will break if we’re back in power’: PM Modi’s jab at Oppn unity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said opposition unity will become a thing of the past once the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared.
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 02:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Alliance math formidable challenge for BJP in Uttar Pradesh
The BJP’s gains from a divided Opposition will be limited in 2019. The SP, BSP and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have significantly increased the index of Opposition unity in Uttar Pradesh with a pre-poll pact in place.
Updated on Mar 21, 2019 01:12 PM IST
New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
‘Opposition fears us, that’s why it is joining hands’: Nitin Gadkari
In an interview, Nitin Gadkari spoke about the work done by his ministry, his personal ambitions, Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 elections, and the track record of the Narendra Modi government.
Updated on Mar 20, 2019 09:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Opposition unity nothing but ‘bina dulhe ki baraat’: Shivraj Chouhan
Asserting the Opposition does not have a match for Modi, Shivraj said all BJP leaders were standing behind the prime minister to ensure the party’s victory.
Updated on Jan 27, 2019 08:54 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Opposition unity unlikely to translate into national alliance
In Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) have announced a pact for Lok Sabha polls keeping the Congress out— thereby making the contest triangular.
Published on Jan 20, 2019 07:36 AM IST
New Delhi | Chetan Chauhan
Mamata uses rhetoric, hyperbole to underscore Opposition unity, attack Modi regime
Clad in her customary white sari and chappals, the Trinamool Congress chief was the 23rd and the last speaker at the rally, and lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Modi in her own style .
Updated on Jan 19, 2019 07:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Avijit Ghosal
Opposition unity rally today is Mamata Banerjee’s crowning glory
On Saturday, the Trinamool Congress chief is going to have a third feather in her cap. On the dais of the United India Rally that she has convened in Kolkata, as many as two dozen leaders of anti-Bharatiya Janata Party outfits will be present.
Updated on Jan 19, 2019 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Avijit Ghosal
Trinamool says Opposition rally to be biggest in ‘post-Independence Bengal’
Trinamool Congress leaders involved in the preparation said 20 LCD screens will be installed on the rally ground for the January 19 event, in which over a million people are likely to attend.
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Analysis| Narrative, not Opposition unity, is BJP’s bigger worry ahead of 2019 polls
The BJP won almost half of its 282 seats in 2014 with a vote share of 50% or more. This is 15 percentage points more than the share of BJP victories with a similar vote share between 1989 and 2009.
Updated on Jan 02, 2019 08:47 AM IST
Hindistan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
Opposition meet Highlights: ‘RBI governor resigned to protect the institution’, says Rahul Gandhi
Agrarian distress and allegations of corruption against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre are likely to be the key planks for leaders from different opposition parties to come together at a crucial meeting today, according to people familiar with the matter.At the meeting, meant to chalk out a framework for Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the parties will also chalk out a strategy to counter
Updated on Dec 10, 2018 11:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Opposition bigwigs to meet to chart out strategy for anti-BJP front ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls
At the meeting, meant to chalk out a framework for Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the parties will also chalk out a strategy to counter the BJP during the Winter session of Parliament starting on Tuesday.
Updated on Dec 10, 2018 08:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Bypoll boost for Opposition unity as Congress-JD(S) win 4 of 5 seats
An unexpected victory in the Ballari Lok Sabha constituency was particularly sweet tor the Congress-JD(S) alliance, which wrested the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a hiatus of nearly one-and-a-half decades.
Updated on Nov 06, 2018 11:40 PM IST
Weaker sections under attack, now it would be BJP-RSS versus rest: Rahul Gandhi
In a show of opposition unity, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday led a protest against the rape of 34 minors in a government-funded shelter home in Bihar, alleging that weaker sections were under attack and now it would be the BJP-RSS ideology versus the rest of India.
Published on Aug 04, 2018 10:07 PM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
‘We all are kings’, says Mamata Banerjee on opposition’s unity ahead of 2019 polls
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Opposition parties will unite in the 2019 elections to defeat the BJP, speaking after meeting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.
Updated on Aug 02, 2018 08:40 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Saubhadra Chatterji
Maya reiterates BSP’s no social media policy
A day after the organisational rejig, BSP chief Mayawati on Monday reiterated that her party doesn’t have any official presence on social media.
Published on Jul 24, 2018 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to unveil strategy for next Lok Sabha polls in TMC rally today
Banerjee had earlier said her party was supporting the motion against the BJP government at the Centre in the greater interest of the Opposition unity,
Updated on Jul 21, 2018 12:28 PM IST
Kolkata | Press Trust of India
Why the Congress must change its strategy
This strategy of short-term strategic alliances is so very different to the original goal which Rahul Gandhi had set for the Congress’s resurgence just a few years ago
Updated on Jul 05, 2018 06:25 PM IST
Election for RS deputy chair will test Opposition unity
The BJP is politically dominant nationally, but has to deal with a house where it cannot entirely have its way.
Updated on Jul 03, 2018 11:16 AM IST
Opposition unity to be tested in election for Rajya Sabha deputy chairman
The Congress has hinted that it is open to supporting opposition parties but a final decision in this regard will be taken only after seeing who the proposed candidate is.
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 07:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji
Will be happy to unite Opposition against BJP: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Pawar said Opposition parties need to understand public sentiment and come together against the BJP-led government.
Published on Jun 05, 2018 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik
Bypoll results do not guarantee Opposition unity in the polls to come
While the bypolls have demonstrated the efficacy of the non-BJP parties combining their synergies in electoral politics, the pathway to forge a grand anti-BJP alliance is not free of potholes
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 01:02 PM IST
Yogesh Vajpeyi
Kairana bypoll result: How strategy of ‘Opposition unity’ ensured BJP’s defeat
The Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll results showed the coalition of opposition parties garnered 51.2% of the vote and defeated the BJP by more than 40,000 votes
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 09:07 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Neelanjan Sircar
Anti-BJP front gets boost, Congress may bolster fortunes from outcome
The Congress is now willing to play second, even third fiddle in Uttar Pradesh to ensure that the BJP does not repeat its 2014 or 2017 performance in the state.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Opposition unity posing challenges for BJP in UP, admit party leaders
That it is possible for Jats and Muslims to vote for a common candidate in riot-torn western UP could spell trouble for the BJP in 2019 where it will largely depend on consolidation of Hindu vote.
Updated on May 31, 2018 10:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Kumar Uttam
Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson’s election will be next BJP-Opposition battleground
Sources said Congress may give up its claim for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman’s seat and back a candidate from BJD, Trinamool Congress or any other party to maximise Opposition unity.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 01:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji
Opposition unity helps JMM retain Silli, Gomia in Jharkhand bypolls
While the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won by 13,500 votes in Silli, the margin was lower at 1,344 in Gomia. The foundation of opposition unity in the state was laid ahead of the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in March.
Updated on May 31, 2018 09:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Message from Kairana bypoll: Opposition unity works but social harmony may still be a far cry | Analysis
The Kairana election has brought back the RLD and given it some political space. The party will remain limited to its west UP pockets.
Updated on May 31, 2018 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Prashant Jha
Sharad Yadav calls for Opposition unity against BJP
The party has been formed by his supporters and Yadav will take the role of a patriarch as he is entangled in a legal war over the poll symbol with Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United
Updated on May 18, 2018 10:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Opposition versus Modi: Why fighting the BJP locally is a good strategy, writes Barkha Dutt
By focusing too much on personality-centric narratives, the Opposition is walking straight into a trap set by Amit Shah and Narendra Modi
Updated on May 19, 2018 10:23 AM IST