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Sonia Gandhi's Surprise Entry Triggers Seating Chaos at INDIA Bloc Meeting
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 12:35
Sonia Gandhi's Surprise Entry Triggers Seating Chaos at INDIA Bloc Meeting
- •Sonia Gandhi's unexpected arrival at the INDIA bloc meeting disrupted the pre-planned seating arrangement for the press conference.
- •The seating plan had been meticulously organized with nameplates, positioning leaders based on their political stature and number of MPs.
- •Initially, Sonia Gandhi took Tejashwi Yadav's seat, leading to a scramble to find her a designated spot.
- •Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge intervened, requesting a chair be placed next to him for Sonia Gandhi.
- •The incident occurred before the INDIA bloc's press conference, which focused on coordinating a campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission's handling of electoral roll revisions.
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Sonia Gandhi arrived unexpectedly at the Delhi meeting where nameplates and seating arrangements had already been finalized based on political stature and party size, forcing a last-minute scramble to find her a seat near Mallikarjun Kharge.
The opposition leaders gathered to discuss a coordinated campaign and response against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission's handling of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
When Sonia Gandhi arrived unexpectedly without a designated chair, she initially took Tejashwi Yadav's seat, and later, after Kharge requested a chair next to him, Mamata Banerjee sat beside her.
