The Lok Sabha poll outcome was a mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it was his “political and moral defeat”, the Congress said on Tuesday while announcing it would consult the I.N.D.
I.A. bloc allies on whether to approach old partners JD(U) and the TD for government formation, boosted by a grand revival in the Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing a joint press conference at the Congress headquarters here along with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi said the INDIA allies would meet on Wednesday and take a call on its next steps. Asked if the Congress and its allies would approach parties that have been with them in the past but are part of the NDA now in trying to form government, he said, “We are going to have a meeting with our partners tomorrow. These questions will be raised and answered there.
” “We won't say anything without seeking the opinion of our allies. Our alliance will decide tomorrow and whatever they decide we will act on that,” said Rahul Gandhi, who won both his elections at Wayanad and Rae Bareli and led the party to a near-three digit finish. Kharge, when asked about the I.
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A. bloc's possibility of government formation, said, “As long as we do not talk to alliance partners, and the new partners who may join, how can we say that? If I reveal all strategies here, Modi ji will become alert.” He said the election results are a victory for democracy and the people, w.