Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has called on leaders of several opposition and regional parties over the past two months as part of his initiative to forge a united coalition, had already announced that the meeting would be called after the conclusion of the assembly elections in Karnataka.
"Right now, the Congress' top leadership is busy with government formation in Karnataka. Once it is done in a few days, dates for the opposition meet will be finalised in consultation with leaders of the Congress and other parties," said a senior leader from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), an ally of Kumar's Janata Dal (United) in Bihar's ruling coalition.
Senior JD(U) leader and Bihar finance minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said the date and venue of the proposed meeting will be decided in the next few days. "We are in discussion with partners for the proposed meeting to form a bigger alliance. The date will be finalised soon."
The JD(U) is keen to see Nitish Kumar be appointed convener of the grouping to take on the BJP in the next year's general elections, a second JD(U) leader said, asking not to be named.
RJD chief and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad is also expected to attend the meeting, which could be his first major political engagement since his return to Patna on April 28 having spent over nine months away from his home state. Leaders of JD(U) and RJD did not rule out the meeting taking place at Prasad's Patna residence.
A third JD (U) leader familiar with the developments said that a broad outline of the grouping would be discussed at the meeting. "We already have an agreement with major political parties on fight for social justice and demanding caste census from the central government," this person added, requesting anonymity.
This story is from the May 15, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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