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Road to 2024: Meeting of opposition occasions to be held in Patna on June 12

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PATNA: A much-awaited meeting of Opposition occasions to chalk out method to counter the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is about to be held in Patna on June 12. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will chair the meeting.

Nitish hinted on the proposed meeting of Opposition occasions to be held inside the state capital on June 12 whereas speaking on the concluding day of the two-day conclave of the JD(U) office bearers in Patna on Sunday.

Kumar, the JD(U)’s supremo, has been pitching for “opposition unity” ever since he snapped ties with the BJP in August remaining 12 months, following accusations that the ally was making an attempt to create fissures in his get collectively and diminish his standing. Leaders from a lot of occasions have thanked him on the occasion and appreciated his step.

“We have been working for Opposition unity ever since the grand alliance government was formed in Bihar. The positive result of our efforts for uniting Opposition parties against BJP will be visible soon,” he asserted.

He talked about the date of the meeting has been finalised after session with leaders from Opposition occasions all through the nation. On May 22, Nitish had known as on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.

At the joint press conference, every Rahul and Nitish had talked about that the date of the meeting of Opposition occasions may be finalised in two-three days. The leaders of over two dozen non-BJP occasions will attend the meeting.

Earlier, Nitish had met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from the Left occasions.

As part of the “opposition unity” drive, Kumar has held parleys with not solely Congress allies like Uddhav and Pawar however as well as its opponents like Telangana CM Okay Chandrasekhar Rao.

A gathering with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, ostensibly to hunt land for a Bihar authorities customer house in that state, is being utilized by BJP to mock Kumar as a result of the Biju Janata Dal supremo has almost dominated out changing into a member of any broader formation.

In fact, the idea of web internet hosting a gathering of opposition leaders in Patna was floated by Banerjee, who had invoked the memory of Jayaprakash Narayan upon meeting Kumar in Kolkata remaining month.

All eyes would now be on which occasions conform to be represented inside the meeting, given faultlines like Congress’ mistrust of Kejriwal and KCR and Banerjee’s famed rivalry with the Left.

(With further inputs from PTI)

PATNA: A much-awaited meeting of Opposition occasions to chalk out method to counter the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is about to be held in Patna on June 12. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will chair the meeting.

Nitish hinted on the proposed meeting of Opposition occasions to be held inside the state capital on June 12 whereas speaking on the concluding day of the two-day conclave of the JD(U) office bearers in Patna on Sunday.

Kumar, the JD(U)’s supremo, has been pitching for “opposition unity” ever since he snapped ties with the BJP in August remaining 12 months, following accusations that the ally was making an attempt to create fissures in his get collectively and diminish his standing. Leaders from a lot of occasions have thanked him on the occasion and appreciated his step.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

“We have been working for Opposition unity ever since the grand alliance government was formed in Bihar. The positive result of our efforts for uniting Opposition parties against BJP will be visible soon,” he asserted.

He talked about the date of the meeting has been finalised after session with leaders from Opposition occasions all through the nation. On May 22, Nitish had known as on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.

At the joint press conference, every Rahul and Nitish had talked about that the date of the meeting of Opposition occasions may be finalised in two-three days. The leaders of over two dozen non-BJP occasions will attend the meeting.

Earlier, Nitish had met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from the Left occasions.

As part of the “opposition unity” drive, Kumar has held parleys with not solely Congress allies like Uddhav and Pawar however as well as its opponents like Telangana CM Okay Chandrasekhar Rao.

A gathering with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, ostensibly to hunt land for a Bihar authorities customer house in that state, is being utilized by BJP to mock Kumar as a result of the Biju Janata Dal supremo has almost dominated out changing into a member of any broader formation.

In fact, the idea of web internet hosting a gathering of opposition leaders in Patna was floated by Banerjee, who had invoked the memory of Jayaprakash Narayan upon meeting Kumar in Kolkata remaining month.

All eyes would now be on which occasions conform to be represented inside the meeting, given faultlines like Congress’ mistrust of Kejriwal and KCR and Banerjee’s famed rivalry with the Left.

(With further inputs from PTI)