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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicOpposition alliance

Topic: Opposition alliance

Show of strength in Karnataka, but 2024 will be an uphill task for ‘united’ opposition. Here’s why

Analysis of 303 seats won by BJP in 2019 & comparison of vote share with opposition parties show snatching victory from PM Modi may have been difficult back then & may be in 2024 too.

‘Talk of 3rd front pointless. Unite to defeat BJP,’ Stalin tells opposition parties at b’day event

Opposition leaders like Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge & National Conference's Farooq Abdullah present at the event also spoke of 'like-minded parties' coming together ahead of 2024 polls.

At Raipur plenary, Kharge reiterates that only Congress can lead opposition alliance

Party president says efforts will be made to forge alliance of like-minded parties to take on BJP in 2024 polls, calls for repeat of 2004 general elections, when UPA had defeated NDA.

Pinarayi, Kejriwal, Mann & Akhilesh join KCR for mega rally, call for ‘new resistance’ to BJP

There was no clarity on how opposition parties would work together for 2024 LS elections even as their leaders came out against BJP. Congress was barely mentioned at rally.

Special status to ‘all backward states’ if non-BJP alliance comes to power, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the BJP & joined the seven-party opposition 'Mahagathbandhan', made the remark in reply to a query from journalists in Patna.

Opposition divided on CBI raid on Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia, blame AAP’s ‘eerie silence’ in the past

AAP's silence on central agencies targeting opposition, differences among allies on Sisodia reflects conflict over ambition of leaders wanting to be the face challenging Modi in 2024.

As AAP’s Kejriwal eyes bigger role, TMC says ‘Mamata has no national aspirations’ after Goa loss

After AAP’s sweep of Punjab, TMC seems to be taking a more conciliatory attitude towards AAP as it aims to form anti-BJP front for 2024. Unclear if Congress will be included.

Will Kejriwal be in ‘old ally’ Mamata’s opposition front after 10 March? AAP & TMC say ‘likely’

TMC & AAP leaders say Kejriwal has so far not been approached for convention to address Centre's interference in governance, but his position in alliance may change after assembly polls.

All for opposition unity, but can’t take us for granted — Trinamool on missing from oppn events

At a press conference in Delhi, Trinamool leaders say party is different from others in opposition because it had fought and won Bengal polls without allies.

OBC bill helps break monsoon session logjam as opposition agrees to support it in Parliament

OBC bill is slated to be tabled in Parliament Monday. Given that several states are set to go to polls next year, parties are keen to back a law that helps the backward class.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.