Sonia Gandhi invites Oppn leaders to Delhi for May 23 meet

New Delhi: With the possibility of a splintered verdict looming large, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has invited Opposition leaders including the non-UPA allies namely the BJD, YSR Congress, TRS and TDP for a meeting on May 23 the day election results are to be announced.

Earnest efforts are being made to reach out to all UPA and non-NDA allies in order to strengthen the opposition and checkmate Modi from returning to power at Centre.

It is learnt that the UPA chairperson has taken the lead in forging a united opposition and has been reaching out to leaders from non-NDA parties.

As per sources within Congress, the party does not want to lose valuable time in reaching out to parties in case the BJP does not get a majority and thereby get the first invite from President Ram Nath Kovind to form the Government.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has been entrusted with the task of reaching out to BJD chief Naveen Patnaik. Also, efforts are being made to reach out YS Congress’s Jagan Mohan Reddy and TRS’s K Chandrashekar Rao. Informal talks are said to have begun with all of these leaders.