Consensus on Oppn unity for Lok Sabha polls but tie-up 'difficult' in some states, says Sharad Pawar

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Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday acknowledged there are differences of opinion among opposition parties over putting up a united front in some state polls but there is also a feeling that all must fight the Lok Sabha polls together.. Addressing a press conference, Pawar said the trends of the recent Assembly polls suggest the situation is favourable for the opposition, but noted he had no authentic information to comment on whether there would be a change (in government) at the national level...

The Bharatiya Janata Party does not have governments in a majority of states, including Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Punjab, he pointed out...

A majority view (among opposition parties) suggests that everyone should come together for Parliament polls (against the BJP-led NDA)..

Pawar, a key leader of the 28-party opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), cited the example of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which is effectively a strong party in West Bengal, but the Left parties or the Congress cannot be bypassed...

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