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Building a coalition is the first step but what the opposition need to do is push a new social contract with the voters that lists precisely how it will fulfil its political and economic promises to them.

A key issue in both meetings was the reluctance of regional opposition parties to join hands with the Congress.

As his party loses national status, CPI general secretary on the way forward: "We have to take up long-term as well as short-term ideological, political issues, address questions of class, caste and patriarchy, focus on issues of livelihood... build a broad platform"

Nitish Kumar may meet K Chandrashekar Rao of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress -- Congress is their direct rival in Bengal and Telangana respectively -- soon.

The NCP intends to compete for 40-45 constituencies in the Karnataka election on May 10, specifically in areas where the BJP, Congress, and Janata Dal United (JDU) are engaged in a three-cornered contest.

Bihar (40) and Maharashtra (48) together send 88 MPs to Lok Sabha. In efforts of any political party or coalition to reach the 272-mark, these two states could play a significant significant role.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut today lauded the efforts to forge Opposition unity and said that the entire opposition will remain united in 2024 Lok Sabha polls to shatter Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "illusions".

"Yes, Rahul Gandhi will soon visit Matoshree. You will come to know about it in two days," Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut told this newspaper on Friday.

The Opposition leaders met at the Congress president’s 10, Rajaji Marg residence on Wednesday, to deliberate on forging a united front to take on the BJP.

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Modi is alone enough to take on all opposition parties that want to forge unity to take on BJP in the 2024 elections.