UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi (right) attends the Union Budget 2018 of the Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on February 1. This is first meeting chaired by Sonia after relinquishing the post of Congress president last year. Photo : pti

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 : UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today presided over a meeting of opposition leaders to plan a joint strategy for the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament and work towards opposition unity to take on the BJP.
The meeting, held at the Parliament Library Building, is seen as part of efforts to galvanise support of all 17 parties which had come together during the presidential and vice presidential polls against the ruling party.
This is first meeting chaired by Gandhi after relinquishing the post of Congress president last year. She continues to be the chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). -PTI

Sonia chairs oppn meet on joint strategy in Parliament