Page 20 - Opposition Unity News Today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling party chief MK Stalin on Sunday said there is nothing to worry even if the DMK-led state government faces a risk in view of its staunch opposition to the BJP.

The point is simple. The Opposition has a stronger reason to band together than the reasons given by some who are aligning with BJP for short-term ends. The latter also know that they will not matter much to BJP once the polls are won. Unless BJP falls well short of a majority on its own. In that event, pre-poll allies and even some of the regional opposition parties now in anti-BJP mode may be interested in an alliance. Not just with BJP, but also with the Congress, if it does reasonably well.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, who has arrived in New Delhi amid Opposition unity moves, says Instead of spending its energy and resources on “non-essential” issues such as Uniform Civil Code, the BJP and its government should work for curbing inflation and alleviating poverty

Patel, who attended the Opposition unity meet in Patna, conveyed his disappointment with the Opposition's efforts, stating that he did not find it inspiring enough to take on the BJP in the upcoming elections.

Four days after the Nationalist Congress Party split vertically, party President Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar shall attempt a show of their respective strength of the elected MLAs, which could be an indicator of the political weather ahead, here on Wednesday.

Jayant Chaudhary denied the speculation and affirmed that his party would remain in alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) and ruled out any reconciliation with the BJP

The Congress on Monday announced that the next Opposition meeting will be held in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18.

The proposed second meeting of opposition parties, which was scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on July 13 and 14, has been postponed. The next date is yet to be decided.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien today pitched for Opposition unity amid the ongoing Maharashtra crisis, which could have repercussions on the ambitious project of a joint Opposition front against the BJP for next year's Lok Sabha elections.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a special flight to Hyderabad to meet Telangana Chief Minister K Chanrasekhar Rao today.