Congress president Sonia Gandhi today held consultations with senior party leaders, including A.K. Antony, as talks for an alliance with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for the next Lok Sabha polls and formation of a coalition government in Jharkhand reached the final stage.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister K. Rosaiah, state Congress chief D. Srinivas, party MPs and other leaders on Friday participated in a massive protest here against RSS leader K.S.