Spotlight On Bengaluru As Top Opposition Leaders Huddle To Strategise For 2024 Polls. In Pics

Bengaluru is in the spotlight as top leaders from Opposition political parties started to arrive for a two-day meeting to strategise to take on the Modi juggernaut in the 2024 polls.

Different leaders from twenty-six opposition political parties arrive in Bengaluru for a two-day meeting to chalk out their plans ahead of the general elections 2024 to take on PM Modi-led BJP. Here is what it means.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Bengaluru for the joint opposition meeting on Monday. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and other senior leaders of the party received and welcomed them. (Source: PTI)

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar was also present at the airport to welcome Congress leaders. Leaders of around 26 Opposition parties will huddle for the second time in less than a month in Bengaluru to finalise their plan for the 2024 polls. (Source: PTI)

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh interacted with other party leaders KC Venugopal, DK Shivakumar and Pawan Khera during a press conference ahead of the opposition meeting. Jairam Ramesh said the first round of meetings in Patna had baffled Prime Minister Modi and the BJP and attempts are being made to breathe life into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). (Source: PTI)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also arrived in Bengaluru and he was welcomed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar at HAL airport. Stalin said everyone has united to defeat BJP. (Source: PTI)

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was welcomed by Karnataka Ministers MB Patil and Lakshmi Hebbalkar. Yadav said 2/3rd of the population would vote against BJP. 'I hope that the people of the country will give BJP a massive defeat,' he said. (Source: MB Patil)

West Bengal CM and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee also arrived in Bengaluru. The parties are expected to decide on a common minimum programme and announce a joint agitational plan to take on the BJP. (Source: ANI)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav also flew from Patna for the meeting. Sonia Gandhi will host a dinner meeting on Monday as well. (Source: PTI)

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has also been invited for the brainstorming session. (Source: ANI)

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti was also welcomed upon her arrival at HAL airport. The opposition leaders also plan to suggest a name for the alliance and its convenor. (Source: PTI)

Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal also arrived in Bengaluru for the Opposition meeting. The AAP joined the meeting after Congress said it would oppose the Centre's ordinance on control over Delhi services. (Source: ANI)

General Secretary of CPI (M) Sitaram Yechury was also present for the meeting. He said all political parties have come together to save the democratic fabric of the country. According to him, opposition unity is already creating a huge impact and they will form the government in 2024. (Source: ANI)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also left from Patna to Bengaluru to attent the opposition meeting. (Source: PTI)

A poster of Opposition leaders was seen put up outside the venue of the united opposition meeting in Bengaluru on Monday. (Source: PTI)