In order to lay out a plan for the creation of an anti-BJP front for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, top leaders of opposition parties met in Patna on Friday.Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) chief minister of Bihar, and Tejashwi Yadav, the RJDs deputy chief minister, are hosting the meeting. With Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress, and Lalu Prasad, the leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, standing each side of him, Kumar presided over the gathering as host.After the conclusion of the opposition parties meet JD(U) leader & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on ppposition meeting in Patna, “It was a good meeting where it has been decided to fight the elections together. Another meeting will be held soon.”#WATCH | It was a good meeting where it was decided to fight the elections together. Another meeting will be held soon: JD(U) leader & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Opposition meeting in Patna pic.twitter.com/dMOiL6K4Le— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023According to the sources, the next meeting of the opposition parties is likely to be held in Shimla.At the press conference, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, “We will meet again in July in Shimla to prepare an agenda on how to move ahead together while working in our respective states to fight BJP in 2024.”#WATCH | We will meet again in July in Shimla to prepare an agenda on how to move ahead together while working in our respective states to fight BJP in 2024, says Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on the Opposition meeting in Patna. pic.twitter.com/cruKD6W8x8— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during the joint opposition meeting said “We are united, we will fight unitedly…The history started from here, BJP wants that history should be changed. And we want history should be saved from Bihar. Our objective is to speak against this fascist government…”#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during the joint opposition meeting said We are united, we will fight unitedly…The history started from here, BJP wants that history should be changed. And we want history should be saved from Bihar. Our objective is to speak… pic.twitter.com/BB2qLgbApP— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023Before the meeting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated that the opposition parties would cooperate to defeat the BJP in the general elections of 2024. Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Bharat Jodo ideology of the Congress and the Bharat Todo attitude of the BJP and RSS are two different things. Amit Shah, the Union home minister, took a jibe at Rahul Gandhis statement by criticising the opposition gathering and calling it a photo session.
