"Opposition's PM Face Kharge Ruffles Mamata, Kejriwal; Nitish Snaps at DMK's Translation Request"

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal proposed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the opposition's prime ministerial candidate at the INDIA bloc meeting, suggesting that he could be the 'Dalit' face. The pitch caught other participants unawares and created awkwardness, with Kharge himself stating that the focus should be on defeating the BJP first. The meeting lacked the earlier positive chemistry among leaders, and seat sharing is set to be finalized by January 10.