Opposition Politics

National politics has witnessed a fresh Congress-BJP confrontation over Sonia Gandhi’s upcoming memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. HarperCollins India will publish the book on November 10, 2026, after Penguin Random House India and Gandhi’s team failed to reach an agreement over the manuscript. The dispute has triggered a wider debate over political memoirs, editorial independence and alleged censorship.

Mallikarjun Kharge has played an important role in shaping the Congress party’s strategy, opposition politics, and approach to governance and public issues.

Rahul Gandhi has emerged as a prominent opposition leader in Indian politics, with his political activities focusing on governance, employment, economic issues, social welfare, and accountability.

Rahul Gandhi remains one of the key figures in the Congress approach to national Opposition politics.

Opposition parties have questioned the governments handling of repeated disruptions during the Monsoon Session.

The upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussions in West Bengal after a Congress leader claimed that the Trinamool Congress had offered the seat to Congress. The TMC denied making such a proposal, adding another point of contention ahead of the October 6 bypoll.

The Supreme Court has resumed final hearings in petitions concerning the Shiv Sena split and the disqualification of MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The Shinde camp is defending the Election Commission’s decision recognising its organisational majority in the party dispute.