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TMC implosion, NCP split and Congress question: Why 'ghar wapsi' may not be the answer
Published 18 June 2026 ยท local
Has the time come for Congress's breakaway parties to return to the fold? Sonia Gandhi meets Mamata Banerjee during INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi
Has the time come for Congress's breakaway parties to return to the fold? Sonia Gandhi meets Mamata Banerjee during INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi The 'ghar-wapsi' debate Sanjay Raut floated the idea of merger Congress leader Nana Patole backed the idea Why Congress's children walked away Congress splinters that survived, built independent regional identities What has changed now Why merger may not be practical Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party MP Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and others during the INDIA bloc meeting, in New Delhi. Does merger help the Congress? Anti-BJP coalition better than merger
Published: June 18, 2026 โข 5:47 PM IST ยท Updated: June 18, 2026 โข 9:32 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Has the time come for Congress's breakaway parties to return to the fold?
Sonia Gandhi meets Mamata Banerjee during INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi The 'ghar-wapsi' debate Sanjay Raut floated the idea of merger Congress leader Nana Patole backed the idea Why Congress's children walked away Congress splinters that survived, built independent regional identities What has changed now Why merger may not be practical Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party MP Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and others during the INDIA bloc meeting, in New Delhi.