'Historic step to unite opposition': Rahul after meeting Nitish, Tejashwi

In yet another attempt to unite the opposition ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, top leaders of the Congress, Janata Dal (United) (JDU) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) met in Delhi today and discussed possibility of forging unity among like-minded parties to take on the BJP.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the presence of Rahul Gandhi. The meeting at Kharge's residence comes amid talks of Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 general elections.

"We will try to unite as many political parties as we can and move forward together," Nitish Kumar told reporters after meeting Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi called it a "historic step to unite the opposition." "We will develop the vision of the opposition parties and move forward; we will all stand together for the country," the former Congress President said.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that they discussed many issues and decided to unite all opposition parties and fight the upcoming elections unitedly.

Kharge has recently spoken to several Opposition leaders recently in a bid to take on the BJP. He has reached out to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, and may have a meeting with top Opposition leaders in the coming weeks.

Janata Dal United president Lalan Singh also accompanied Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav in the meeting. Further, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha and former union minister Salman Khurshid were also present in the meeting held at Kharge's residence.