NEW DELHI, Apr 13:
Efforts to cement opposition unity gathered pace today with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meeting Left veterans Sitaram Yechury and D Raja even as the BJP took a dig at the JDU leader’s outreach saying “the PM post for 2024 is not vacant”.
As part of the efforts to bring several opposition parties together on a common platform to defeat the BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will be meeting Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge later this evening, where Rahul Gandhi will also be present.
The leaders are likely to take forward unity talks as more deliberations are expected in the coming days. The Congress will convene a meeting of top opposition leaders very soon.
Kumar left the national capital after meeting with several opposition leaders including Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
After his meeting with Kumar, CPI-M general secretary Yechury said seat adjustments will be made at the State level and indicated that a third front was a possibility.
“Efforts for opposition unity have picked up the pace. An opposition coalition will be formed and seat adjustments will be done at the state level,” the CPI(M) general secretary said.
“In Kerala, the Congress and our party are arch rivals. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not in a fight there,” he said. (PTI)
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