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BIG STORY APRIL 21, 2023 | The Indian Eye 4

ELECTIONS 2024

OPPOSITION

VS MODI?

Cutting across party lines, important leaders of opposition parties begun talks about
a joint challenge to BJP in the next national elections. Can they all really for a big alliance?

What will be BJP’s strategy to counter the move?

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
s part of efforts to “unite as
many opposition parties as
Apossible” to take on the BJP
in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav met Con-
gress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and
Rahul Gandhi as also Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal this week.
Sources said there will be a
meeting of opposition parties by the
end of April after consultations with
them and Nitish Kumar and Con-
gress President Mallikarjun Kharge
will talk to the opposition parties.
After the meeting, Kharge talked
of fighting the polls unitedly. Rahul
Gandhi also talked of “standing to-
gether and fighting together”. Kejri-
wal said it is essential for all oppo-
sition parties to unite and oust the
BJP-led government in the 2024 Lok
Sabha polls.
The meetings are being seen as
an attempt by Congress and other
opposition parties to take forward
their “unity” displayed during the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge after a joint press conference at
budget session of Parliament session his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday (ANI Photo/Ayush Sharma)
that concluded on April 6. The oppo-
sition parties also slammed the gov-
ernment over the disqualification of posted a picture of Kharge and him tweet. attack that is happening on the insti-
Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha fol- with JD-U and RJD leaders, said Answering queries, Rahul tutions, we will fight it together. An
lowing his conviction by a Surat court they are “standing together, will fight Gandhi said that bringing together important step has been taken,” he
in a criminal defamation case. together - for India.” opposition parties is a process and said.
Rahul Gandhi described the “In this battle of ideology, a the opposition parties will develop Janata Dal-United president
meeting with Janata Dal-United and historic step has been taken today their vision for the country. “All the Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh was
RJD leaders as a “historic step” to- towards opposition unity. (We are) parties that come along, we will take also present at the meeting held at
wards opposition unity and for an standing together, will fight together them along in the ideological battle Kharge’s residence. Nitish Kumar
ideological fight. Rahul Gandhi, who - for India!” Rahul Gandhi said in a that is going on in the country. The Continued on next page... >>

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