On Monday, Rahul Gandhi will launch the biography of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, in what is shaping out to be an opposition get-together of sorts.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah are all likely to attend the book launch in Chennai, in addition to the Congress leader.
The first portion of Mr Stalin's biography, "Ungalil Oruvan" or One Among You, will be released by Rahul Gandhi.
Mr Stalin looks to be a common denominator in yet another upcoming opposition gathering, this time organised by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Mamata Banerjee has said that she would convene a meeting of Chief Ministers from states run by the opposition. Mr Stalin has RSVP-ed
K Chandrashekhar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, has also committed to attend.
Mr Rao, on the other hand, has been busy rallying opposition forces against the ruling BJP in the run-up to the national election in 2024.
On the invitation of his Maharashtra counterpart, Uddhav Thackeray, Mr Rao travelled down to Mumbai for lunch last Sunday. He also met with Mr Thackeray's friend Sharad Pawar, whose NCP administers Maharashtra in an alliance with the Shiv Sena and the Congress.
Both Mamata Banerjee and Mr Rao (or KCR) have dismissed the possibility of the Congress playing a role in any coalition to oppose the BJP.
For the first time since the 2020 Bihar election results caused a schism between their party, Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi will share a stage.
The Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition criticised the Congress for pulling down the opposition's count in Bihar, where they were barely short of a majority. The RJD's leader recently stated that his party would not run in municipal elections alongside the Congress.
MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the leader of the DMK, is still one of the Congress' most powerful supporters. He has often stated that any coalition formed to oppose the BJP must include the Congress.
Mr Stalin appreciated Rahul Gandhi's views on Tamil Nadu in parliament earlier this month. Mr Gandhi had accused the ruling BJP of undermining federalism by pursuing the "concept of a monarch versus the idea of a union of states," according to Mr Gandhi.
Mr Stalin tweeted: "I thank you on behalf of all Tamils for your rousing speech in the Parliament, expressing the idea of Indian Constitution in an emphatic manner. You have voiced the long-standing arguments of Tamils in parliament, which rest on the unique cultural and political roots that value Self Respect."
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