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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders during a protest over the suspension of MPs amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shikha Mukerjee | Will MPs’ suspensions jolt INDIA into anti-BJP unity?

Mr Kharge, groomed in the Congress culture of consensus building, is a natural for the job of convenor of the INDIA collective

22 Dec 2023 11:21 PM

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a press conference after the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA) meeting, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.

I.N.D.I.A. Proposes Kharge for PM

The alliance failed to find a convener or set up a secretariat for the alliance in the national capital

20 Dec 2023 1:43 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

It has become more than apparent by now that those at the helm in the Congress are just incapable of decisive and strategic planning.

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM

Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in a meeting with other opposition leaders at his chamber in Parliament House during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Congress must heed allies’ concerns

The shock reversal the Congress received at the hustings has brought some sense of realisation back to the party leadership

08 Dec 2023 12:05 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI Photo)

Nitish Kumar rules out internal strife, likely to attend the next INDIA bloc meeting

After the results in 3 states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan — many top leaders had alleged neglect of the INDIA bloc

07 Dec 2023 12:53 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders during the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) meeting, at Kharge's residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo)

I.N.D.I.A. holds meet, discusses LS strategy

The meeting, attended by senior leader Rahul Gandhi, aimed to pave the way for a parliamentary strategy session involving top leaders

07 Dec 2023 12:32 AM

Mallikarjun Kharge. (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

Election Fallout: I.N.D.I.A. Leaders Meet Postponed

A 14-member coordination committee of the bloc will meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence on December 6

06 Dec 2023 1:05 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI)

After Setback, Splits Pop Up in I.N.D.I.A

Several leaders of the alliance have communicated that may not be able to make it to the December 6 meeting in Delhi

05 Dec 2023 1:07 AM

While projecting Congress scion Rahul Gandhi might not go down well with its allies at this juncture, attempts could be made to come up with a more acceptable face to lead the alliance. (PTI File Image)

Results of 5 state polls to shape ’24 poll narrative

The end result of the polls in the Hindi heartland will influence the permutation and combination of the 28-party INDIA bloc

03 Dec 2023 1:56 AM

Shikha Mukerjee | Does single-minded Congress bode ill for INDIA allies?

It’s true that when votes are fractured, outcomes are unpredictable.

15 Nov 2023 12:05 AM

There are three challenges that this collection of leaders have identified as critical to the revival of the institution, which, if it is achieved in the next round of Assembly elections, will position the Congress to do the absolutely necessary heavy lifting for the INDIA alliance in 2024. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal diversity

The Congress has shown unexpected focus and discipline

20 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi Accuses I.N.D.I.A. of Hidden Agenda Against Sanatan Dharma

Modi launched a broadside against the INDIA bloc, calling it “ghamandia” (arrogant) alliance which has no policies, issues or a leader

15 Sep 2023 12:51 AM

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leader KC Venugopal and other leaders during a press conference after the first Coordination Committee meeting of the opposition alliance INDIA, at Sharad Pawar's residence in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.(PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

I.N.D.I.A. to Start Seat Sharing

Oppn parties to discuss, decide on allotments at the earliest

14 Sep 2023 12:49 AM

BJP Accuses Opposition of Targeting Sanatana Dharma for Vote-Bank Politics

The BJP seized on Tamil Nadu education minister's remarks that the INDIA bloc was forged as an "opposition to Sanatana ideology"

13 Sep 2023 1:12 AM

US President Joe Biden being greeted by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on during the G20 dinner, in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Mamata, Stalin at G20 dinner raise eyebrows

In Bihar, Nitish Kumar came under attack after a photograph of him with Narendra Modi at the dinner appeared on social media

12 Sep 2023 1:01 AM

The INDIA alliance is unlikely to participate positively in the special session of Parliament later this month. The Opposition politicians point to yet another link being forged in a chain -- One Nation, One Election, One Party, One Leader. (Image: PTI)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is it creative disruption, or the murder of democracy?

ONE NATION, ONE ELECTION

06 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

DMK youth wing secretary and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. (PTI)

INDIA Bloc Divided Over Udhayanidhi Stalin's Sanatana Dharma Remark

The JDU and RJD have advised the TN minister to issue an apology on his “controversial and unfortunate” remark

05 Sep 2023 1:01 AM

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. (PTI Photo)

Kharge calls Oppn MPs meet ahead of session on simultaneous polls

Though the agenda for the session is not out, the Opposition is planning to take on the BJP unitedly on various fronts

04 Sep 2023 12:50 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during the INDIA alliance meeting, at a hotel in Mumbai, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (PTI)

No I.N.D.I.A. convener for now

The leaders of the opposition alliance will embark on serious business on Friday

01 Sep 2023 12:20 AM

Congress Maharashtra President Nana Patole, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar. (PTI)

Chaos in I.N.D.I.A. bloc over PM face

Several leaders of various parties have said that their leader was the best suited to be the PM candidate of the alliance

31 Aug 2023 12:40 AM

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