West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Pic/PTI)
The Trinamool Congress chief will be in the national capital to attend the crucial Niti Aayog meeting but sources say her main agenda is to meet opposition leaders to forge a united front against the BJP.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Delhi on May 27 with a focus on strengthening opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Trinamool Congress chief will be in the national capital to attend the crucial NITI Aayog meeting, but sources say her main agenda is to meet opposition leaders to forge a united front against the BJP.
According to sources, other prominent opposition leaders including Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar will also be in Delhi at that time.
Banerjee, a strong critic of the BJP, has been leading a crusade for opposition unity since 2019. His political theory is that whoever is strong in his field should support other opposition players against Team Modi.
However, unlike Nitish Kumar, Mamata does not believe in being a captain before the competition.
Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar is working towards forging a united opposition front against the BJP, which broke away from the JDU after a huge political drama last year.
Earlier, Kumar met veteran Maharashtra leaders Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. He was accompanied by his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and later said that Pawar should be the face of the opposition in the coming general elections.
The idea of a joint opposition meeting, however, is not news. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier proposed a similar meeting, but it could not take place.
As the Lok Sabha elections draw closer, sources told CNNNews18 that opposition leaders are likely to speed up the process with plans to mount pressure on the BJP and isolate it on all fronts.
