"The country is going through an unprecedented crisis with the exploitation of the poor, minorities and dalits in the four-and-half-year rule of the BJP," the independent MLA from Gujarat said.

He also expressed hope that when the 'Mahagathbandhan'

forms government at the Centre, it will ensure the upholding of the Constitution, and the country will become a true socialist republic.

Leaders of all the opposition parties, except the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the CPI(M)-led Left Front, are taking part in the rally.