Third meeting of INDIA front to be held in Mumbai from Aug 31

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole addresses the media post the mVA meeting. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

Patole said that MVA will together host the meeting.

Leaders of Shiv Sena (UBT) along with its chief Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar and senior leaders of the state Congress held a meeting at Nehru Centre to finalise the details of the meeting which will be attended by the chief ministers as well as leaders of all Opposition parties in the country. This will be the third meeting of the Opposition alliance, with first two being held in Patna and Bengaluru.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar (right) and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at the meeting. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

Patole said that a group of five leaders from each party will be formed to coordinate the organisation of the meeting. From Congress, Ashok Chavan, Naseem Khan, Varsha Gaikwad, Satej Patil and Sanjay Nirupam will be the members of the committee.

NCP leaders Anil Deshmukh, Jayant Patil, Congress leaders Nana Patole and Rajesh Tope leave after attending a meeting of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) at Nehru Centre, Worli in Mumbai. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said that Uddhav Thackeray will be hosting the Opposition leaders in the country for dinner on August 31. “The meeting of the leaders will be held on September 1. Various issues of national importance and pushing forward the agenda of the Opposition ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections will also be discussed in the meeting,” said Raut, adding that the Sena will play host of the meeting.