INDIA Bloc leaders face press after coalition meeting

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, appeared alongside Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut at a press conference in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, following a joint meeting of INDIA bloc leaders, opposition MPs, student organisations and civil society representatives. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Rahul Gandhi was joined by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sagarika Ghose and Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D. Raja at the press briefing held at Gandhi's residence in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, addressed the press conference at his New Delhi residence on 13 October 2026 following an INDIA bloc meeting that brought together opposition MPs, student bodies and civil society groups. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge jointly addressed the media at Gandhi's New Delhi home on 13 October 2026, presenting a unified front after the INDIA bloc's internal meeting with opposition MPs and civil society representatives. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut stood alongside Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at the INDIA bloc press conference hosted at Gandhi's New Delhi residence on 13 October 2026, underscoring cross party coalition solidarity. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Leaders from the Indian National Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Communist Party of India (CPI) — including D. Raja and Sagarika Ghose — gathered at Rahul Gandhi's residence in New Delhi on 13 October 2026 for a unified INDIA bloc media address. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule addressed the press conference at Rahul Gandhi's residence in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, representing the NCP (SP) faction at the INDIA bloc's joint briefing with opposition MPs and civil society groups. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The 13 October 2026 gathering at Rahul Gandhi's New Delhi home brought together INDIA bloc leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sanjay Raut, Sagarika Ghose and D. Raja, as well as opposition MPs, student organisations and civil society representatives before the joint press conference. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Following the INDIA bloc's internal deliberations, Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sanjay Raut, Sagarika Ghose and CPI General Secretary D. Raja addressed reporters at Gandhi's New Delhi residence on the evening of 13 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sagarika Ghose took the podium at the INDIA bloc press conference hosted at Rahul Gandhi's residence in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, following the coalition's joint meeting with student organisations and civil society groups. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Sagarika Ghose, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP, addressed media representatives at the INDIA bloc's press conference in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, one of several opposition leaders to speak following the coalition's closed door meeting at Rahul Gandhi's residence. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

All India Students' Association (AISA) National President Neha Bora addressed the joint press conference at Rahul Gandhi's residence in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, representing student organisations that participated in the INDIA bloc's pre briefing meeting. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Neha Bora, National President of the All India Students' Association (AISA), was among the student and civil society voices heard at the INDIA bloc's press briefing on 13 October 2026, held at opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's home in New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The 13 October 2026 INDIA bloc gathering at New Delhi notably included student organisations such as the All India Students' Association (AISA), whose National President Neha Bora addressed the press conference alongside senior opposition politicians at Rahul Gandhi's residence. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, addressed reporters at his New Delhi residence on 13 October 2026 after chairing a meeting that brought together INDIA bloc leaders, opposition MPs, student associations and civil society delegates under one roof. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The INDIA bloc's 13 October 2026 press conference in New Delhi signalled a broad opposition outreach, with Rahul Gandhi speaking to media after a meeting that included not only alliance MPs but also student organisations and civil society representatives — all convened at his New Delhi residence. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

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