Cong Gotta Beat BJP To Even Be King Of Oppn

Asim Ali
Mar 22, 2026 | 20:33 IST

Party’s poll results in Kerala and Assam will decide its place in opposition – is it first among equals, or not? Until that wrangle is settled, opposition INDIA bloc will remain listless



Elections in Assam, TN, Kerala and WB might, finally, help resolve national opposition’s core dilemma. Will INDIA bloc evolve into a jointly led ‘coalition of equals’, or into a Congress-led front, as ‘first among equals’? Until this is resolved, opposition will likely remain in limbo, or “on life support”, as J&K CM Omar Abdullah put it.
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