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Opposition plans seat sharing in States where there is already alliance

Ahead of their next meeting scheduled for the second week of July in Shimla, the Opposition parties are trying to freeze the seat-sharing formula in at least States like Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand where they already have an alliance.

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Bihar Congress hopeful of getting two more Cabinet berths after Shimla meeting

After the successful Opposition meeting in Patna attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, its party leaders in Bihar are hopeful of getting two more ministerial berths in the State Cabinet, their long-pending demand.

The Hindu

Bengal panchayat polls | No democracy in State, says Sitaram Yechury

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections.

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Vale Simon Crean: a true believer in the Labor Party

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

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'Standing on shoulders of UPA': Chidambaram's dig at Modi govt.

P. Chidambaram countered Ms. Sitharaman’s comments made in an article about the achievements of the Modi government in the last nine years. Read more on The Hindu

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‘One engine collapsed, centre must consider doing more’: Editorials on Manipur all-party meet

Hailing the first all-party meeting on the situation in Manipur, editorials in prominent English dailies have pointed out the need for the Centre to do more to kickstart the political reconciliation process as “boots on the ground are no replacement”.

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Tenets of unity: On the Opposition meet in Patna

In taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Opposition parties must note that the chemistry of any alliance is different from its arithmetic

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Sudhakaran goes back on his offer to quit as PCC chief

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran, MP, retreated from his Saturday’s statement that he contemplated giving up his organisational responsibilities in the wake of the Crime Branch’s probe against him in connection with suspected fake antiquities dealer Monson Mavunkal’s alleged financial malfeasance.

The Hindu

Congress leader Ajay Maken fires fresh salvo against AAP

A war of words between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party continued on June 25, days after the senior leaders of the two parties failed to find common ground at the meeting of Opposition parties in Patna. Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…

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India-U.S. defence deals should stop Opposition’s ‘crocodile tears’ over HAL: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The recent India-U.S. defence cooperation agreement, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, should end the Opposition’s criticism of HAL. Read more on The Hindu.

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After meeting Amit Shah, Manipur CM Biren Singh says will reach out to Kukis

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on June 25.. After the meeting, Mr. Singh tweeted, “Under Amit Shah Ji’s close supervision, the State and Central Govt have been able to control the violence to a great extent in the past week.…

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Assam delimitation move evokes more protest

Supporters of an ally of the ruling BJP and Opposition parties stepped up their protests against the delimitation proposals in Assam. According to the draft proposal published by the Election Commission of India (EC), the number of Lok Sabha and Assembly in the State remain unchanged at 14 and 126.…

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Morning Digest | Google announces global fintech operation centre in Gujarat; ‘We stand together to fight BJP in 2024’, says Opposition in Patna, and more

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Opposition parties discussed corruption maximum policy: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

He said the BJP would win the Lok Sabha election next year.

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We stand together to contest BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: non-BJP Opposition parties

Framing the next general election as a fight between “democracy and dictatorship”, 15 Opposition parties came together, projecting a united front in Patna on June 23. At the end of the four-hour long meeting, no joint statement was issued, nor a seat-sharing formula declared. It concluded on the promise of…

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Amit Shah terms Patna Opposition meeting ‘a photo session’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 23 said the joint Opposition meet in Patna was merely a “photo session” and that the parties could never come together on a common platform.

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RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav asks Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get married

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad on June 23 asked India’s most eligible bachelor Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get married as soon as possible.

The Hindu

At Opposition meet in Patna, AAP, Congress engage in war of words over Delhi Ordinance

After the meeting of Opposition parties in Patna, the AAP said it will be “difficult” to be part of such meetings in the future in which the Congress is a part, until the Congress agrees that all its MPs in Rajya Sabha will oppose the central government’s ordinance.

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Dynamite News

Opposition Meet: 'Iss Baaraat ka dulha kaun?' mocks BJP; Congress hits back ‘Dulha taiyar hai'

As opposition leaders arrived in Patna for the meeting, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was getting ready for the 'wedding procession' but who is the groom? Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition Meet: We are going to defeat BJP together, says Rahul Gandhi in Patna

Accusing the BJP of working to “divide India and spread hate and violence”, he asserted that a fight of ideologies was going on in India. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition Meet: Meeting begins in Patna to finalise strategy against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Opposition picked Patna as a venue for its meeting as it represents the 1974 call of total revolution by Jayaprakash Narayan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition parties have to show big heart in national interest: Sena (UBT) ahead of Patna meet

In an editorial in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said if all opposition leaders come together, then it will instil confidence among voters

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Opposition meet: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge arrives in Bihar's Patna

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday arrived in Bihar's Patna to attend the Opposition leaders' meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with an aim to arrive at a consensus to forge a united Opposition front to take on the BJP. Read further on…

The Hindu

Morning Digest | PM Modi’s U.S. visit yields many vital agreements; All set for Opposition meet as Patna to be the first battleground before 2024, and more

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Patna Opposition Meet: Congress insists on common minimum programme, not on PM face for Lok Sabha elections 2024

Bihar Congress chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh claimed that when Opposition parties unite and contest the general elections next year, the BJP will come down to less than 100 seats. Read further on Dynamite News:

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