Nitish Kumar's Outreach Plan In Full Swing, Mega Meeting Of Top Opposition Leaders In Bihar Likely Next Month

After the Congress' success in Karnataka, the Mahagathbandan in Bihar is preparing a major meeting for top opposition leaders in Bihar next month.

The final date will be set once participation is confirmed, but Grand Alliance leaders are excited to support Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's initiatives to rally the opposition, reports The Indian Express.

Kumar's first round of talks with Opposition leaders is expected to conclude before a probable meeting in Patna. Bihar CM hopes to create an alliance of various non-BJP parties, with the Congress playing a crucial role.

"The Bihar CM has been meeting the top Opposition leaders after AICC (All India Congress Committee) president Mallikarjun Kharge and former AICC head Rahul Gandhi warmed up to the Bihar CM. Against such background, Patna or any other Bihar venue will provide further tempo to Opposition unity.”

According to Neeraj Kumar, the Congress's win in Karnataka has reinvigorated non-BJP forces and given the opposition a boost.

Bihar's Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav went even further, questioning the national status of the BJP. Yadav said: “How can the BJP call itself a national party now? They are nowhere in the south, they are not in government in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand. They are in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra because of applying crooked methods.”