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Opposition calls for grand alliance in UP to defeat BJP

Parties have sent a message on a day BJP started celebrations for 3 years of Modi govt

Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Kanimozhi

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Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi with West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and DMK leader Kanimozhi at a meeting of the opposition leaders to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Presidential elections, in New Delhi

Amit Agnihotri New Delhi

Last Updated : Jul 22 2017 | 12:59 AM IST

On the Narendra Modi government’s third anniversary on Friday, a united Opposition decided to wait and watch before finalising their nominee for the presidential polls in July. They want the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to name its candidate for the top constitutional post first.

The highlight of the luncheon organised by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, attended by 16 political parties, was when at least half a dozen leaders underscored the need for a “grand alliance” in Uttar Pradesh between the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress if the BJP is to be defeated in the 2019 Lok

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