Important to come together first, leader can be decided later: Nitish Kumar on opposition alliance after meeting Sharad Pawar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar as part of efforts to bring opposition parties on a common platform to take on the BJP and said the leader of their alliance for the 2024 polls can be decided later.
The JD(U) leader said the time was ripe to present an alternative to the BJP which, he alleged, was “not doing anything for the people”.
“Both Pawar and I are keen to unite opposition forces who are not with the BJP. A leader of the alliance can be decided later. It is important to come together first,” Kumar told reporters after a 30-minute meeting with the NCP supremo.
It is important to come together first, said Kumar, who held deliberations with Pawar on the broad contours of the opposition alliance and also met CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya.
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HomeIndiaImportant to come together first, leader can be decided later: Nitish Kumar on opposition alliance after meeting Sharad Pawar
Important to come together first, leader can be decided later: Nitish Kumar on opposition alliance after meeting Sharad Pawar
The JD(U) leader said that everyone is talking about opposition unity and "more than a face, a united front was required for the country''.
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By: PTI
New Delhi | September 7, 2022 7:36:17 pmNewsguard
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets NCP chief Sharad Pawar at his residence in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (PTI Photo)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar as part of efforts to bring opposition parties on a common platform to take on the BJP and said the leader of their alliance for the 2024 polls can be decided later.
It is important to come together first, said Kumar, who held deliberations with Pawar on the broad contours of the opposition alliance and also met CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya.
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The JD(U) leader said the time was ripe to present an alternative to the BJP which, he alleged, was “not doing anything for the people”.
“Both Pawar and I are keen to unite opposition forces who are not with the BJP. A leader of the alliance can be decided later. It is important to come together first,” Kumar told reporters after a 30-minute meeting with the NCP supremo.
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Kumar has been meeting opposition leaders during his three-day visit to the national capital after he walked out of the alliance with the BJP in Bihar and formed a government along with RJD and other parties.
The Bihar chief minister had met Congress leader Rahul Gandh on Monday. He had on Tuesday met CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D Raja, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, INLD supremo OP Chautala and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
