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India Bloc held a meeting at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's house in Delhi

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Apart from Congress Parliamentary Party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also attended the India block meeting held at Kharge's house. (Photo: Facebook/Indian National Congress)

Today, India Bloc held a meeting at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's house in Delhi. Kharge said that Janadesh is against Modi and India Alliance welcomes all those parties who respect the economic, social and political justice written in the constitution. The Congress President said that this is his moral defeat for Modi.

Apart from Congress Parliamentary Party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also attended the India block meeting held at Kharge's house. This alliance of opposition parties has got a total of 234 seats, while the support of 272 MPs is required to form the government.

However, the BJP managed to win 240 seats on its own despite the coming together of opposition parties. The party lost the most seats in UP. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi won from Wayanad and Raebareli two seats, on June 18 he will have to vacate one seat and another member of the Gandhi family, Priyanka Vadra, can be directly entered in this by-election.

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