NEW DELHI: Having decided to put up a joint Opposition candidate in the presidential elections, Opposition leaders are now working to overcome fault lines in the Opposition for ensuring larger unity. Sonia Gandhi has already spoken to RJD's Lalu Prasad, Mulayam Singh (her way of acknowledging Mulayam as the SP supremo) and Mayawati. After talks with Gandhi and Sharad Yadav, Yechury landed in Bhubaneswar to hold talks with Patnaik on Thursday. "I will request Naveen Patnaikji to join the ongoing efforts of many Opposition parties to field a joint presidential candidate against theBJP nominee. I will also find out if Patnaik has any candidate to suggest," Yechury told ET.Banerjee has already reached out to Patnaik.

Source: Economic Times May 03, 2017 19:18 UTC