Historic step taken to unite Oppn parties, says Rahul Gandhi after meeting Nitish, Tejashwi

#WATCH | This is 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: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/S5iEupslzL

— ANI (@ANI) April 12, 2023

“This is 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,” Gandhi said. “We will unitedly stand against the attack on institutions, the attack on the country,” he said, adding that a very important step has been taken today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and JD (U) President Rajiv Ranjan Singh addresses the media at Kharge’s residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Kumar, meanwhile, said: “We will try to unite as many parties as possible and work together in future.” “We will make all efforts to unite more and more parties in the country. We will make all efforts, sit together, and work unitedly, this has been decided,” he said.

The JDU, RJD and the Congress are in a coalition government in Bihar and are keen to bring other opposition parties together on a common platform in their fight against the BJP.

The JDU, RJD and the Congress are in a coalition government in Bihar and are keen to bring other opposition parties together on a common platform in their fight against the BJP. (PTI Photo)

“We will try to unite as many parties as possible and work together in future,” said Nitish Kumar. (PTI Photo)

Reiterating the opposition unity for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Kharge said, “Today we had a historic meeting here and discussed many issues. We all have decided to unite all (opposition) parties and fight the upcoming elections unitedly.” He said the leaders present at the meeting will work on a common line of thought and asserted that efforts were being made in this regard.

संविधान सुरक्षित रखेंगे,

और लोकतंत्र बचाएँगे !

श्री @RahulGandhi जी और हमने बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री श्री @NitishKumar जी, उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री @yadavtejashwi जी व अन्य नेताओं से मुलाक़ात कर, जनता की आवाज़ को एक साथ उठाने और देश को नई दिशा देने का संकल्प दोहराया। pic.twitter.com/FZP9JsPGaQ

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) April 12, 2023

The Bihar CM who arrived in Delhi on Tuesday morning is expected to meet a slew of Opposition leaders during his stay in the national capital. Meanwhile, the Congress president has also reached out to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, and may have a meeting with top opposition leaders in the coming weeks.

— With inputs from PTI