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Trinamool Congress leaders who did want to be named said there would be opposition unity on the floor of the house but attendance at morning meetings and being seen together will be difficult.

The Congress will work with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party to ensure opposition unity despite their differences, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge told NDTV this afternoon.

Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar strongly asserted that the voters cannot be wooed with false promises and money as people are deeply rooted in the Congress.

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): In a virtual meeting of opposition parties convened by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee floated the idea of forming a core group to formulate strategies to counter Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2024 Lok Sabha elections and to further strengthen opposition unity, informed Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) Chief Sharad Yadav.

कांग्रेस पार्टी की अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी के नेतृत्व में शुक्रवार को 19 दलों ने एकजुट रहकर अगले Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray urges opposition parties to win people s trust - India News - Hindustan

While the Congress high command is willing to go the extra mile to strengthen bonds with Opposition parties, their colleagues within the Congress continue to complain of a lack of dialogue with the Gandhis on crucial issues.

In a 40-minute interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, the Congress leader revealed that the possibility of fielding a single candidate in a one-to-one fight against the BJP in 2024 was discussed.

The Opposition leaders met Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to raise their demand for repeal of farm laws and highlight other issues including Pegasus spyware controversy, fuel prices and others.

An alliance to replace the BJP is not good enough; joining together to create a beautiful alternative must be our aim.

The group of 23 senior Congress leaders, called G-23, faces several challenges in achieving Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.