Nitish, Tejashwi, Kharge, Rahul pledge to take opposition unity forward

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav held a meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday, and decided to bring together as many opposition parties as possible to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a joint press conference after the meeting, Kharge said the opposition will together protect the Constitution and democracy and will unitedly give a new direction to the country.

हमने एक ऐत‍िहास‍िक मीट‍िंग की। हमने बहुत सी बातों पर चर्चा की। हम सबने म‍िलकर यह तय क‍िया है क‍ि सभी पार्ट‍ियों को एकजुट करना है और आगे के चुनाव में एकजुट होकर लड़ना है। यही हमारा न‍िर्णय हुआ है।

: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge pic.twitter.com/FaMBDuTptx

— Congress (@INCIndia) April 12, 2023

Rahul Gandhi said the opposition will together develop its vision for the country and present the same before people as they fight the ongoing ideological battle together. "This is a historic step to unite the opposition. We will develop the vision of the opposition parties and move forward,we will stand together for the country," Rahul Gandhi told reporters. Over the past few weeks Mallikarjun Kharge has reached out to several opposition leaders in a bid to reach an understanding to help stop the BJP from winning a third successive Lok Sabha election.