After the mega meeting of the Opposition leaders in Patna called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the next meeting is expected to be held soon, probably before the beginning of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session. "We will declare the date very soon. We are talking to all political parties and the date will be announced without any delay,” Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal told news agency ANI on Monday. “The meeting will certainly take place before the Monsoon Session begins," he added.
As many as 17 opposition parties pledged to work together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections during the four-hour meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on June 23.
Leaders from various regional and national parties expressed their views on the importance of unity and working with flexibility while putting differences aside during the meeting.
On the recent political drama in Maharashtra where Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar aligned with the Shinde-Fadnavis government, Venugopal said that it was sponsored by the Enforcement Directorate. He also said the development will not affect the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition.
“PM Modi made a big allegation recently against the NCP leaders for corruption and now we saw this drama. It is a clear sponsored game of ED and their agencies. It will not affect MVA,” he said.
“ We will fight against BJP more aggressively. This is not going to affect opposition unity, this is NCP's issue. Sharad Pawar is the tallest leader of the party and he will be able to handle the situation. Some leaders changing the party does not mean that the supporters of the party and other members will go with them," he added.