INDIA bloc allies want a strong Congress to take on the BJP at the Centre but unwilling to cede space in States

The month of May has brought a summer of discontent to the Opposition camp. The defeats of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M.K. Stalin and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, together with the Congress’ political realignment in Tamil Nadu, have cast an uncertainty over the future of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s presence at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay’s swearing-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister effectively formalised the Congress-DMK rupture.