Federal Front

Mayawati yet to confirm meeting with KCR while Akhilesh Yadav postpones; third front takes a hit ahead of 2019 polls

Plans of Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) to meet BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav here in a bid to cobble up a non-BJP, non-Congress alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election seem to have hit a roadblock.

Akhilesh Yadav delays KCR face to face, says he will travel to Hyderabad to meet TRS chief in January

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has sought an appointment with him but he has decided to meet the TRS chief post 6 January.

KCR meets Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, says talks for federal front will continue with non-BJP, non-Congress parties

Telangana chief minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Monday met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata and said that they would soon come out with a "concrete (political) plan" while asserting that the dialogue for a federal front will continue.

KCR's no-show at Opposition presser to defend Arvind Kejriwal may be part of covert bid to help BJP in 2019

KCR's absence from the show of Opposition unity in Delhi adds to the suspicion that his proposed front is only a proxy to help the BJP return to power.

No alliance with any party for 2019 General Elections, says Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao

Telangana Rashtra Samithi would not have an alliance with any party for the 2019 general elections and that all candidates for the polls would be announced next month said K Chandrasekhar Rao.

NDA candidate wins Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's post: Is Congress' united Opposition dream a chimera?

The Congress has been claiming that it has garnered support from various ‘like-minded’ Opposition parties and is working to stitch alliances against the NDA.

Mamata Banerjee meets Opposition leaders in Delhi, including Rahul, Sonia Gandhi; invites them to 'federal front' Kolkata rally

Mamata Banerjee said her first priority was to bring all Opposition parties together to take on the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

St Stephen's withdraws invitation to Mamata Banerjee for college event; source says principal denied permission

Mamata Banerjee's will be in Delhi for three days from 31 July. She is expected to personally invite Opposition leaders to a "federal front" rally in Kolkata in January.

Omar Abdullah, Mamata Banerjee talk alliance ahead of 2019, but silent on PM candidate and structure of federal front

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah endorsed the need for the formation of a grand alliance of Opposition parties against the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election.

Mamata Banerjee to visit Delhi next week; TMC chief to invite Opposition leaders for 'federal front' rally in January

Mamata Banerjee has been trying to stitch together a "federal front" of regional parties to take on the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha.