Rahul Gandhi said the protest outside the PM's residence was not pre-planned but was held spontaneously after police action against the protesting students.
On the proposed delimitation exercise, Sule said the INDIA bloc would formulate its stand only after the Centre placed a formal bill before Parliament.
The NC president, Farooq Abdullah, would be sending invitations to leaders of parties that are not part of the INDIA bloc, too, provided they are not aligned with the NDA.
Congress blamed RJD and CPI(M-L) after its nominee lost despite the alliance’s numerical edge, while allies denied betrayal, deepening tensions within the INDIA bloc.
The DMK mouthpiece said that several INDIA bloc allies have made strong criticisms of Rahul Gandhi’s conduct, alleging that he acted in a manner that weakened opposition unity.