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Narendra Modi's Ram Mandir comments: RSS 'agrees to disagree' with BJP, but keeps close eye on case in SC
Sanjay •The BJP and RSS leadership will man their positions when parliamentary elections are announced, but there will be no confrontation.
If Ram Temple isn't built now, then when, Shiv Sena asks Narendra Modi govt after PM's remarks on ordinance
•After Narendra Modi's interview to ANI, Shiv Sena launches scathing attack on the government over delay in construction of the Ram temple.
Opposition meet today, but clashing priorities, national ambitions, inherent distrust cripple mahagathbandhan
Fppolitics •Opposition parties are meeting today to try to form a anti-BJP "Grand Alliance" or "Mahagathbandhan". Their success in dethroning the BJP will come down to whether they can shed their differences and prioritise the country's interests over their own.
Kapil Sibal says 'pied piper' Modi's biggest failure is inability to govern, 'coalition of conspiracies' brought down UPA in 2014
Rashmesehgal •Former minister and senior politician Kapil Sibal recently released Shades of Truth-A Journey Derailed in which he minutely examined the claims the Narendra Modi government made during its 2014 election campaign and how it has failed to meet any of them
Ram Vilas Paswan says Narendra Modi faces no real challenge in 2019, Opposition should prepare for 2024 polls instead
•Ram Vilas Paswan made light of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's assertion that Opposition parties would unite to take on Narendra Modi and the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Excluding Congress from Uttar Pradesh alliance for 2019 polls would benefit BJP, says Salman Khurshid
•Salman Khurshid said that this was "strategically" the best thing the Congress could have done to ensure that the BJP is not successful in creating gaps between the Opposition parties as they work towards an alliance.
RS deputy chairman election: BJP’s nimbleness, guile come to fore as Opposition unity goes ‘Hari bharose’
Sreemoy Talukdar •Despite being the hegemonic force in Indian politics, BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah retains the necessary nimbleness to wade through the cross-currents of coalition politics.
Congress strategy of cementing state-level alliances could dent Rahul Gandhi's chances of becoming prime minister
Amitabh Tiwari •The Congress also faces the risk of conceding that it is no longer a pan-India party and has lost significant base to regional outfits.
Kairana bypolls: United Opposition is a cause of concern for BJP, but may not be enough for victory in 2019
Sanjay •Kairana is kind of a lab test case for combined Opposition in a given state or a given constituency versus BJP on the other side.
Rahul Gandhi's elevation will make him party's PM candidate for 2019 polls, says Congress leader Salman Khurshid
•Khurshid said "it goes without saying" that Rahul Gandhi's taking over the leadership role implies that he would be the prime ministerial candidate.