Congress Chief Kharge named INDIA bloc chairperson

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been named as the chairperson of the opposition INDIA bloc. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar also got the key post of convener after weeks of tussle among the alliance parties. The decision was taken at the virtual meeting of the top INDIA leaders on Saturday.However, as per reports,Nitish Kumar's party said he was not after any position.A final call on the convenor post will be taken after a discussion with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, who weren't present at the meeting.Saturday's deliberation was the second such attempt to hold a virtual meeting as the previous attempt a few days ago did not materialise, according to the PTI report.
INDIA or'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance' is a group of opposition parties, including the Congress. The parties have come together to take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and prevent it from winning a third straight term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The INDIA bloc still have to tackle the issue of seat-sharing between all the parties.In December last year, Mamata Banerjee had proposed Kharge as the alliance's Prime Ministerial candidate. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also backed the proposal.