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Need a fighting front, not federal: NCP National General Secretary

If Modi had credibility, he wouldn't have lost nearly all the by-elections, and you'll see in 2019, or even if he advances the Lok Sabha elections, Modi is not going to be the PM, says D P Tripathi

D P Tripathi
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Archis Mohan
D P Tripathi, 65, former Rajya Sabha member and political adviser to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, tells Archis Mohan how a united Opposition from below will ensure Narendra Modi does not return as the prime minister in 2019, and the question whether Pawar would become the next PM was irrelevant at the moment

Sharad Pawar recently said no ‘grand alliance’ of Opposition parties is possible before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Is this a sign of disunity within the Opposition camp or failure to agree upon a consensus prime ministerial candidate?

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