Will fight Together, Like a Family: Mamata Banerjee Meets Lalu Yadav Ahead of Oppn Meet

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that opposition leaders were gathering in Patna to fight the BJP together, ''like a family''.

She was talking to reporters outside the residence of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, where she met his father and RJD president Lalu Prasad.

The Trinamool Congress chief was accompanied by her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, an MP.

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''We have come here as we will fight together, we will fight like a family,'' she said.

Opposition leaders from nearly 20 parties are set to attend the meeting in Patna where they will try to chalk out a joint strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting was called by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar.