Rahul Gandhi
A day before the mega opposition rally being hosted by the Trinamool Congress, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extending support of his party.
He said that the entire opposition is “united” against the present government.
The letter reads, "The entire opposition is united... I extend my support to Mamata Di on this show of unity and hope that we send a powerful message of a united India together."
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Banerjee on Thursday said the rally, scheduled for Friday, would sound the "death knell" for the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls and regional parties would be the deciding factor.
She also claimed that the BJP's seat count in the general election will not cross more than 125. The number of seats that the state parties will win will be much more than the BJP's, she further claimed.
"The federal parties, that is the regional parties, will be the deciding factor after the elections," she told newsmen.
"The rally will sound the death knell for BJP ... Obviously, they (BJP) will not cross more than 125 seats," she said in reply to a question.
"Every political party has a vision ... This will be a grand alliance of people," Banerjee said about the rally.
She visited the Brigade Parade grounds in Kolkata, the venue of the rally, to check the arrangements.
The rally would start from 12 noon.
(With inputs from agencies)
