Former Congress chief and senior advocate Kapil Sibal stated the presence of a major variety of opposition leaders on the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar will not be sufficient. “Opposition unity requires much more than optics of this nature,” Sibal stated. Outlining three necessities that he thinks are essential for efficient opposition unity, Sibal stated assembly of minds, a typical agenda, sacrificing partisan pursuits are extra essential than leaders being current at an occasion.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, deputy chief minister Yejashwi Yadav, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, CPM normal secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI normal secretary D Raja, actor-politician Kamal Haasan attended the occasion. All leaders holding fingers and posing in entrance of the digital camera from the swearing-in stage despatched a message that the opposition stands united. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi too talked about all of the opposition leaders as he addressed the ceremony.

However, there have been many nuances within the obvious opposition unity because the Congress didn’t invite the AAP, BSP, BRS, YSR Congress and the BJD to the occasion. Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee was invited however she despatched MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar to the occasion.

The invites had been based mostly on the latest happenings and in addition the opposition conferences that passed off in the course of the Parliament session. While AAP is at loggerheads with the Congress in Delhi and Punjab, YSRC, BJD stayed away from any type of opposition grouping. BRS chief Telangana CM Ok Chandrashekar is a key proponent of opposition unity however his stance is in opposition to each BJP and the Congress.

Akhilesh Yadav was invited however he skipped the occasion citing prior engagements.

Mamata Banerjee lately softened her stance barely as she stated her celebration will help the Congress the place it’s robust for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.