Bihar CM vulnerable to convene Opposition leaders’ meet in Patna ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Express News Service

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar who’s himself a product of the JP movement is about to convene a gathering of Opposition leaders on the historic Gandhi Maidan inside the state capital from the place as quickly as revolutionary chief Jayaprakash Narayan had raised his well-known slogan, ‘Sampoorn Kranti’ (Total Revolution) on June 5, 1974.

Although the date for the rally of Opposition occasions has not been decided, it is anticipated that it will likely be held inside the third week of this month. The sources attributed the reason for extending the date of the meeting of Opposition occasions to outcomes of merely concluded Karnataka assembly polls, which have been declared on May 13.

Earlier, the meeting was to be held on May-16-17. Earlier when Nitish had met his West Bengal counterpart and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata to hold deliberations on Opposition unity ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election, she had prompt Bihar CM and JD (U) chieft to keep a gathering of the entire Opposition leaders in Patna. Mamata had talked about that future applications of movement may be decided if a panel of Opposition leaders was held in Bihar.

Going one step further, Nitish is vulnerable to rally the Opposition occasions inside the state capital to kickstart a advertising marketing campaign in the direction of ruling BJP on the centre in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In addition to meeting Mamata, Nitish has already met NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thakre, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Samajwadi Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.

Before that, he had met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI (M) primary secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI primary secretary D Raja in New Delhi in April this yr.

On April 11, Nitish known as on NCP chief Sharad Pawar and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thakre in Mumbai.

Nitish had hinted at Sharad foremost the Opposition unity advertising marketing campaign. Leaders of 12 political occasions are anticipated to attend the meeting. In the Patna conclave, Opposition leaders are anticipated to hold talks on the doable methodology to be set for ticket distribution affiliation for the parliamentary election.

When requested about Nitish’s efforts for Opposition unity, JD(U) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh talked about, “Nitish ji is doing everything that is required. He is meeting leaders of Opposition parties and holding discussions with them over the issue and most importantly the response from those leaders are very positive.”

Although Nitish has been worthwhile in persuading numerous Opposition leaders, along with these from Congress and Left occasions to agree to come back again to the state capital for deliberations, the Opposition’s most troublesome job is anticipated to be determining a joint candidate to be pitted in the direction of a BJP candidate in 2024 Lok Sabha election so that anti-BJP votes do not get divided.

Apart from RJD which is about to affix the anti-BJP entrance, JMM, AAP, DMK and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) are moreover vulnerable to be a part of it. Meanwhile, newly appointed Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary dared Opposition occasions to declare Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as PM candidate inside the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

“Though we know that no leader from the Opposition camp can match PM Narendra Modi, we dare Opposition leaders to declare Nitish as their PM candidate,” he knowledgeable the media. BJP state president, however, reiterated that as of now there is not a vacancy for the PM’s put up.

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar who’s himself a product of the JP movement is about to convene a gathering of Opposition leaders on the historic Gandhi Maidan inside the state capital from the place as quickly as revolutionary chief Jayaprakash Narayan had raised his well-known slogan, ‘Sampoorn Kranti’ (Total Revolution) on June 5, 1974.

Although the date for the rally of Opposition occasions has not been decided, it is anticipated that it will likely be held inside the third week of this month. The sources attributed the reason for extending the date of the meeting of Opposition occasions to outcomes of merely concluded Karnataka assembly polls, which have been declared on May 13.

Earlier, the meeting was to be held on May-16-17. Earlier when Nitish had met his West Bengal counterpart and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata to hold deliberations on Opposition unity ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election, she had prompt Bihar CM and JD (U) chieft to keep a gathering of the entire Opposition leaders in Patna. Mamata had talked about that future applications of movement may be decided if a panel of Opposition leaders was held in Bihar.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Going one step further, Nitish is vulnerable to rally the Opposition occasions inside the state capital to kickstart a advertising marketing campaign in the direction of ruling BJP on the centre in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In addition to meeting Mamata, Nitish has already met NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thakre, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Samajwadi Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.

Before that, he had met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI (M) primary secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI primary secretary D Raja in New Delhi in April this yr.

On April 11, Nitish known as on NCP chief Sharad Pawar and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thakre in Mumbai.

Nitish had hinted at Sharad foremost the Opposition unity advertising marketing campaign. Leaders of 12 political occasions are anticipated to attend the meeting. In the Patna conclave, Opposition leaders are anticipated to hold talks on the doable methodology to be set for ticket distribution affiliation for the parliamentary election.

When requested about Nitish’s efforts for Opposition unity, JD(U) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh talked about, “Nitish ji is doing everything that is required. He is meeting leaders of Opposition parties and holding discussions with them over the issue and most importantly the response from those leaders are very positive.”

Although Nitish has been worthwhile in persuading numerous Opposition leaders, along with these from Congress and Left occasions to agree to come back again to the state capital for deliberations, the Opposition’s most troublesome job is anticipated to be determining a joint candidate to be pitted in the direction of a BJP candidate in 2024 Lok Sabha election so that anti-BJP votes do not get divided.

Apart from RJD which is about to affix the anti-BJP entrance, JMM, AAP, DMK and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) are moreover vulnerable to be a part of it. Meanwhile, newly appointed Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary dared Opposition occasions to declare Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as PM candidate inside the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

“Though we know that no leader from the Opposition camp can match PM Narendra Modi, we dare Opposition leaders to declare Nitish as their PM candidate,” he knowledgeable the media. BJP state president, however, reiterated that as of now there is not a vacancy for the PM’s put up.