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NEW DELHI: A suggestion that Rahul Gandhi should not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, where CPI is the principal opponent of Congress, has led to some consternation in both parties. While Congress has rejected such a push and said a decision will be taken later, CPI has asserted that this was merely an opinion voiced at an internal party forum and that no formal discussion has been held...

CHENNAI: After overcoming legal hurdles to assert his leadership, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday urged Tamil Nadu legislative assembly speaker M Appavu to recognise R B Udhayakumar as the party's deputy leader of opposition in the house. EPS insisted that Udhayakumar be provided a seat next to him, replacing former chief minister O Panneerselvam, who was expelled from the...

NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc is aiming to resolve the bulk of the seat-sharing talks by the end of this month even as it realises the problems that await in states like Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, the exercise is already underway and the parties hope to get a substantial part of the negotiations done by September 30. "At best, we will complete the exercise...