A Friday clash?

Amit Shah will host press conference; Sonia will host several political leaders

Friday promises to be a day of hectic political activity in New Delhi. Congress President Sonia Gandhi will host several Opposition leaders to a lunch. The objective is to build consensus on a common Opposition presidential candidate. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah will hold a press conference to mark three years of the Narendra Modi government. Some fear the BJP president’s press conference may blank out media coverage of the luncheon meeting of the Congress president. Shah’s press conference will start around the time that Opposition leaders are likely to finish their lunch.