Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar on May 8 expressed his belief that India needs an ‘alternative’ to the present NDA government and said he would meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the latter’s visit to Mumbai on May 11.
Before heading to Nipani in Karnataka to hold a rally for his party’s candidate for the May 10 Assembly elections, from Solapur, Mr. Pawar confirmed his meeting with Mr. Kumar and stated, “Our outlook is that an alternative [to the NDA government] is needed in the country.”
Bordering districts of Nipani, Belagavi, and Karwar have a significant Marathi-speaking population and for the past couple of days, leaders from major political parties in Maharashtra, including Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, are campaigning in the boarding districts, while Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is campaigning of his alliance partner — BJP — in Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Udupi.
