Cracks in INDIA bloc? SP leader says Akhilesh Yadav should lead Opposition alliance instead of Congress

It appears that cracks have started to appear in the INDIA bloc after the Congress' thrashing in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, with a section of Samajwadi Party leaders believing that party chief Akhilesh Yadav should lead the opposition alliance. Ravidas Mehrotra, SP MLA from Lucknow Central, on Monday said the Samajwadi Party is the third largest party in the Lok Sabha with 37 MPs and thus, it should lead the INDIA bloc.

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