Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar Core Group meeting took place at Union Minister Giriraj Singh's residence in Delhi on Sunday ahead of the Patna opposition meeting on June 23.
Ahead of the meeting of heads of Opposition parties to be held in Patna on June 23, confusion in the Congress persists on certain issues. On one side, the confusion poses a problem for the Opposition unity while on the other side, it is an issue for the Congress organization.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Friday confirmed that party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting of the top Opposition leaders convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, to mobilise the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of
The Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been spearheading efforts to bring all Opposition parties together against the BJP government at the Centre, with an eye on next year's Lok Sabha polls.
Ahead of the Opposition meeting of 15 parties, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said that all the leaders will be attending the meet, however, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao attendence could not be confirmed.
The meeting, which is aimed at laying the groundwork for the coming together of like-minded Opposition parties against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government at the Centre, was originally scheduled to be held on June 12.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin said on Wednesday that he has sought postponement of the meeting of leading Opposition parties in Patna on June 12, as he will be attending an inaugural ceremony on the same date.
"The date and venue will be finalised later but we have received a confirmation regarding PM Modi's visit to the state," BJP's Bihar unit president Samrat Choudhary said.
Janata Dal (United) leader Manjit Singh on Sunday said that an Opposition party meeting will be held on June 12 under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar.