With the leaders of the INDIA bloc of parties set to have their fourth meeting in Delhi on December 19, Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s general secretary Sitaram Yechury does not see any major contradictions arising within the alliance due to the recent results of the Assembly elections in five States.
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Responding to a question from The Hindu after delivering the first P. Ramamurthi Memorial Lecture in Chennai on Thursday, he said the INDIA bloc was clear in its focus on jointly defeating the BJP in the 2024 parliamentary elections. “That is what we will be working on. There will be some questions. Many will naturally feel that Congress should have responded better (in the recent Assembly polls),” he said, adding that those issues will however, will not lead to any serious contradictions.
