Congress to hold discussion with alliance partners, 'new partners', says Kharge

As none of the major parties has received a full majority in the Lok Sabha elections with counting almost coming to an end, the Congress party will hold discussions with its allies as well as "new partners," party president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday.

He said that the "fight" is not over, and they will continue to work for people's rights and protection of the Constitution and democracy.

This comes after the BJP failed to cross the majority mark on its own. According to the Election Commission of India, BJP is ahead on 239 seats. But, the overall tally of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is close to 300.

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Kharge said, "I thank our I.N.D.I.A bloc partners. Everyone campaigned for each other and worked. Our fight hasn't reached its conclusion, we have to keep fighting for people's rights, the protection of the Constitution and democracy, the nation's development and safety on the border." "The coming days are going to be important and we will talk as soon as possible," he said.