Sonia to attend 2nd Oppn meet, dinner hosted by K'taka CM
Hindustan Times|July 13, 2023
Adding more political weight to newfound Opposition unity, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will attend the second meeting of a grouping of non-BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) parties in Bengaluru on July 18, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Sonia to attend 2nd Oppn meet, dinner hosted by K'taka CM

Gandhi, who is currently the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary committee, will also attend a dinner on July 17 hosted by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah.

The Bengaluru meeting assumes greater importance than the introductory meeting at Patna on June 23. In Bengaluru, eight more Opposition parties - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMI Kerala Congress (M), Kerala Congress (J), Revolutionary Socialist (RSP), Forward Party Bloc, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)- will attend the meeting.

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