'They know Sharad Pawar will be playing a huge role in unifying the Opposition.'
Nationalist Congress Party general secretary P A Sangma said that there was no question of supporting Congress chief Sonia for the post. "We are not opposed to Rahul as the prime minister as he is an Indian. However, there was no question of supporting Sonia Gandhi for the top post," he said.
The CMP smacked of Lalu's hallmark-- social engineering.
The Election Commission has announced dates from October 18 for polls in the state.
The Congress is seeking to form an alliance at the Centre, with Sonia Gandhi at the helm, to challenge the NDA in the next general election.
Rahul Gandhi is more inclined towards Akhilesh, who has said their combination could win more than 300 of the 403 assembly seats.
General V K Singh's remarks elicited sharp reactions from political parties as well as a media body.
11,292 km. 20 million (Nitish Kumar says 30 million) Biharis. 45 minutes.
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