IMAGE: National Congress Party President Sharad Pawar is welcomed by Karnataka Minister for Commerce and Industries M B Patil on his arrival at the HAL airport in Bengaluru . Photograph: ANI Photo

IMAGE: Sharad Pawar waves as he arrives at day two of the Opposition conclave in Bengaluru.
To his right are Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar and Congress General Secretary in-charge (Organisation) K C Venugopal. To his left is CPI General Secretary Doraiswamy Raja. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and D K Shivakumar in conversation as K C Venugopal looks on. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo

IMAGE: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi with D K Shivakumar.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and KC Venugopal are also seen. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo

IMAGE: Hemant Soren and K C Venugopal. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo

IMAGE: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo