Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge emerged as the consensus choice to be the chairperson of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) at a virtual meeting of Opposition leaders on Saturday.
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar’s name was suggested as the convener of the group by everyone present but Mr. Kumar neither immediately accepted nor rejected the proposal.
A final call will be taken after consulting those leaders who skipped Saturday’s meeting, including Trinamool Congress (TMC) president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
