Politics
India's Opposition Sees Path to Ousting Modi as Prime Minister
- Parties set to form anti-Modi coalition prior to 2019 election
- PM accused of stoking sectarian tensions, mismanaging economy
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India’s main opposition Congress party sees only one viable path to take down Prime Minister Narendra Modi in elections due by May: Make as many friends as possible.
Congress is working with local politicians in some of India’s biggest states to form a broad anti-Modi coalition, according to P. Chidambaram, a senior party leader and former finance minister. Congress is the only nationwide political organization in India apart from Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.