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Oppn unites against Modi, to present common minimum agenda for 2019 polls

Opposition leaders entrusted Congress President Rahul Gandhi with preparing a draft common agenda and consulting with other parties for the final text

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Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, NC chief Farooq Abdullah, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in New Delhi on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Photo: @ANI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Opposition leaders on Wednesday said they would present a common minimum agenda to the people of India before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, adding that they would form pre-poll alliances wherever possible and meet at least once every two weeks in the run-up to the polls.
 
After a protest meeting at Jantar Mantar, Opposition leaders met at Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence. They entrusted Congress President Rahul Gandhi with preparing a draft common agenda, or common minimum programme, and consulting with other Opposition parties for the final text. 
 
The common agenda will be the Opposition's commitment to the

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