The recent Opposition Conclave at Patna attended by around 32 political parties , including the Congress brings back memories of the 1978-79 , Jaya Prakash Narayans call for the people to fight the Emergency . At that meeting thousands of people assembled at Patna , voluntarily and many leaders like Chandra Sekhar , George Fernades , Mulayan Singh Yadhav , Lallu Prasad Yadhav etc were born out of this historic agitation .The recent convention , was more sophisticated in nature and the political leaders discussed their strategy away from the public glare .Elections in India has geographical impact and regional parties have a greater role in the political sphere . It is not missed that leaders of three important regional parties namely Biju Janata Dal (Odisha) , BRS (Telengana) , YRSP (AP) have disassociated themselves from the Opposition Conclave or the Third Front . These states have around 50 to 55 seats , which could be crucial in the next General Elections for the BJP and the Opposition .In the present scenario Congress party is weak in Odisha and AP and can be in third position in Telengana . The Opposition parties have their own pulls and push , in various states and this was magnified when the Delhi Unit and the Punjab unit of the party are still antagonistic over the rise of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) .

My question here is can the Opposition leaders , who have no love lost amongst themselves , gel together and put up a honest united front . Can the opposition leaders manage their State Units , who have their own power formula and equations , locally for their own survival .