INDIA bloc leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut will reportedly take part in the protest
Speaking to journalists at the National Press Club in Washington on Wednesday evening in the US, Gandhi said when asked about India's stance on the issue, “We have a relationship with Russia. We have had a relationship with Russia. We have certain dependencies on Russia. So I would have a very similar stance as the government of India…At the end of the day, we have to also look out for our interests.”
"We know you have courage to fight BJP, time has come to display that courage for country," Gandhi said.
While Giri has got 73,371 votes so far, Samajwadi Party's Vinay Tiwari got 48,739 votes, officials said after the 18th round of counting.
The president in India is chosen by an electoral college that consists of lawmakers in both houses of Parliament and elected members of the legislative assemblies of all states.
Draupadi Murmu has a clear edge over Yashwant Sinha, with several parties outside the NDA fold also backing her. The result will be announced at 4 pm
On his first visit to Ayodhya, Thackeray will offer prayers at the Ram Temple, visit Janambhoomi site and participate in an ’aarti’ at the banks of Saryu river.
A party leader privy to the development said the BJP had under different agenda items made nearly 549 promises before the last general election.
The senior leader of Lalu Prasad's party also announced that the RJD would organise "jail bharo" in January next year to "uproot" Narendra Modi-led government which has "failed on all fronts especially in taming the fuel prices".
Intellectuals can debate the difference between what was achieved during the Congress regimes and the BJP-led NDA, the Prime Minister said.