INDIA bloc breaking, Rahul as its leader rejected: Shivraj Chouhan
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan claims the INDIA opposition bloc is fracturing due to internal disagreements over Rahul Gandhi's leadership. The BJP leader cited the absence of key allies at a recent meeting as evidence of the coalition's instability.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political friction and leadership struggles within India's primary opposition alliance ahead of future electoral challenges.
The BJP claimed that the INDIA bloc is crumbling and its leaders have rejected Rahul Gandhi 's leadership after Akhilesh Yadav and other leaders skipped the alliance's on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) meeting.
"Leave the INDIA bloc aside; even Congress leaders and members of the party are not willing to accept Rahul Gandhi as their leader. Rahul himself, during Congress Working Committee meetings, keeps pleading: 'Accept me as your leader, trust me’,” Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told reporters in New Delhi.
Mr. Chouhan's remarks came after the INDIA bloc leaders met here to finalise an action plan for a joint agitation over alleged irregularities in the SIR.
The Congress asserted that the Opposition stands united to protect the Constitution from "repeated assaults" of the Modi government, including its "vote chori gameplan" to remain in power.
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