Simmering differences within the INDIA bloc are coming to the fore, with demands to make Mamata Banerjee the leader of the alliance. The Samajwadi Party, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, and the Congress’ trusted ally, the RJD, have all echoed the need for a strong leader like Mamata to head the coalition.
Even National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who fought the Jammu and Kashmir polls in alliance with the Congress, has urged the Grand Old Party to prove its ability to lead the Opposition with a clear strategy. The Aam Aadmi Party has already announced that it will contest the Delhi elections in February 2025 independently, severing ties with the Congress, its ally in the Lok Sabha elections in the Capital.
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