Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on April 24 ramped up efforts to unite the Opposition parties against the BJP in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha election by holding separate meetings with his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.
Mr. Kumar vowed to work hard to forge Opposition unity and said a “good result” can be produced if all parties fight the election together. Ms. Banerjee emphasised on the need for Opposition parties to send out a message of unity, while the SP chief extended his full support to the Bihar CM’s campaign to “save democracy and the Constitution”.
The JD(U) chief first called on Ms. Banerjee, along with his deputy and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, and termed the meeting “very positive”. “Before the parliamentary election, the Opposition parties need to sit together and strategise,” Mr. Kumar said.
