Opposition parties face a daunting task to check the BJP's rise and expansion under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coming year presents them opportunities to do so in eight states that go to the polls. "They should not repeat the same mistake in the states going to the polls next year. "We will try that all opposition parties come together before the Lok Sabha elections. All parties came together and she lost the election. "All secular parties should come together to fight the communal forces.

Source: Economic Times December 30, 2017 12:56 UTC