Patna, Jan 27 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said he was waiting for Congress to take initiative for evolving national level opposition unity to counter BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Kumar told mediapersons here that he had called on top leaders of opposition parties last year after forming Grand Alliance government in August following walking away from NDA.He had also called on top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on the issue of forging national level opposition unity, he added.
Chief Minister said Congress was busy in "Bharat Jodo" Yatra and after it was over, the party should take call on national level opposition unity. If Congress convened a meeting, all opposition parties would sit together to discuss modalities for coming together to take on BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he added.
Kumar said there was no difficulty on opposition unity in Bihar as seven parties were already constituents of Grand Alliance government formed by him in August last year.
Discussion was needed to finalise the strategy and modalities in other states for the purpose, he added.
As it is, Chief Minister had announced in August last year after deserting NDA to work sincerely to evolve opposition unity at national level to counter BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He had also dismissed the speculations that he was interested to become PM candidate of opposition parties for next Lok Sabha elections. His only ambition was to forge opposition unity at national level to oust BJP from power at the Centre, he had affirmed.
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