Page 35 - Opposition Unity News Today

Mamata said, "..The BJP makes promises before every election and forgets those after the polls.."

Post-Karnataka polls, leaders of major parties will be available to discuss Opposition unity, says the JD(U) chief.

Despite its best efforts, the BJP fell nine seats short of a majority with 36.43% of votes. The Congress cornered 38.6% votes, but won only 78 seats.

Recently, Assam Congress leaders organised a meeting which was attended by 11 opposition parties. But, Badruddin Ajmals All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) was not invited to this meeting.

Reiterating that his party would win 141 seats in the May 10 polls, the KPCC chief said that Modi factor wont work in Karnataka as people are focused on local and developmental issues.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hinted that a meeting of opposition leaders may take place in Patna after the crucial Karnataka assembly polls were over as many would be busy electioneering there.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hinted that a meeting of opposition leaders may take place in Patna after the crucial Karnataka assembly polls were over as many would be busy electioneering there.

In a bid to put up a combined challenge against the BJP at the Centre in next year's Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of 11 political parties, spearheaded by the Congress's Assam unit, was held in Guwahati on Thursday.

RJD president Lalu Prasad returned to his home turf of Bihar on Friday amid a buzz that he will throw his weight behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's efforts to forge "opposition unity" ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls.

This shows that Nitish Kumar's initiative is resulting in a kind of cohesion that was missing until very recently.