Patna Opposition meet: Here are the leaders who turned up

The conclave is being held to chalk out the Opposition’s strategy for defeating the BJP in the upcoming 2024 general elections.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his arrival at Patna Airport. (PTI)

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The first joint meeting of several Opposition parties from across the country, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, is currently underway in Patna. Leaders including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin are attending the event.

The conclave is being held to chalk out the Opposition’s strategy for defeating the BJP in the upcoming 2024 general elections. The discussions are expected to set the stage for the formation of a third front – a bloc of parties united against the BJP.

Here is a full list of Opposition leaders attending the Patna meet:

1. Nitish Kumar (JDU)
2. Mamata Banerjee (AITC)
3. MK Stalin (DMK)
4. Mallikarjun Kharge (INC)
5. Rahul Gandhi (INC)
6. Arvind Kejriwal (AAP)
7. Hemant Soren (JMM)
8. Uddhav Thackeray (SS-UBT)
9. Sharad Pawar (NCP)
10. Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD)
11. Bhagwant Mann (AAP)
12. Akhilesh Yadav (SP)
13. Sitaram Yechury (CPIM)
14. Omar Abdullah (NC)
15. TR Baalu (DMK)
16. Mehbooba Mufti (PDP)
17. Dipankar Bhattacharya (CPIML)
18. Tejashwi Yadav (RJD)
19. KC Venugopal (INC)
20. Abhishek Banerjee (AITC)
21. Derek O’Brien (AITC)
22. Aaditya Thackeray (SS-UBT)
23. D Raja (CPI)
24. Supriya Sule (NCP)
25. Manoj Jha (RJD)
26. Firhad Hakim (AITC)
27. Praful Patel (NCP)
28. Raghav Chaddha (AAP)
29. Sanjay Singh (AAP)
30. Sanjay Raut (SS-UBT)
31. Lalan Singh (JDU)
32. Sanjay Jha (RJD)

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