The INDIA bloc meeting, convened at the National Assembly Hall in Delhi, had a meticulously arranged seating chart: Mallikarjun Kharge presided from the centre, flanked by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav.
When Sonia Gandhi burst onto the stage, she was unannounced and unaccompanied by a nameplate, and the room’s calm fractured.
She took the chair beside Tejashwi Yadav, forcing Mamata Banerjee and Supriya Sule to scramble for the remaining front‑row seats.
The meeting’s conclusion saw the opposition call for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, citing impartiality concerns that threaten electoral integrity.
BJP spokesman K. R. Palanichamy dismissed the alliance as opportunistic, while DMK leader M. K. Stalin vowed to back the impeachment.
Opposition leaders plan to file the motion in the Lok Sabha next week, a deadline that could force the CEC’s resignation.