Of Manmohan's masterclass, TMC's muscle-flexing & Rahul's UP alliance hint

Rivals in Delhi, AAP and Congress come together in Rajya Sabha to protest sealing drive

The highlights of Thursday evening’s meeting of the Opposition parties were leaders getting a masterclass from former prime minister Manmohan Singh on the “fiscal indiscipline” of the Union Budget, and Congress President Rahul Gandhi stressing how an electoral understanding in Uttar Pradesh among opposition was a necessity if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were to be defeated in the Lok Sabha polls.

Of the potential Uttar Pradesh allies, Samajwadi Party (SP)’s Ram Gopal Yadav attended the meeting, but Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) didn’t send any of its representatives.

Some of the parties, including the Trinamool Congress, had wanted the