In Show of Unity, India Opposition Parties Seek Pre-Poll Accord

  • Political alliance shows opposition a growing threat to Modi
  • Move comes ahead of India’s general election due by May 2019
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Opposition politicians from across India met this week to discuss formally teaming-up against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country’s upcoming general election.

The meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday evening was an important show of unity from India’s political opposition, which views an alliance as the best of way of ousting Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party in elections due by May.