Saturday’s assembly was held to debate seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls.

New Delhi:

Giving an unique look into what occurred on the digital assembly of the INDIA alliance on Saturday, high sources have informed NDTV that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had initially proposed the title of Rahul Gandhi as chairperson of the bloc, however the Congress chief declined.  

And, when his personal title was proposed for the submit of convenor, Mr Kumar mentioned his colleague from Bihar, Lalu Yadav, can be a more sensible choice as a result of he’s extra senior. The convenor is a separate submit within the alliance, slightly below that of the chairperson.

The sources mentioned that when the dialogue on the chairperson for the 28-party alliance started, the Janata Dal (United) chief proposed the title of Mr Gandhi, who declined, saying he was working on the grassroots stage and his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra would additionally start on Sunday. The Congress chief proposed celebration chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s title for the alliance’s high job, which was endorsed by Sonia Gandhi.

“The proposal was backed by a number of different events and Mr Kharge’s title is sort of finalised for the submit,” mentioned a supply.

Mamata Banerjee’s Objections?

CPM Normal Secretary Sitaram Yechury then proposed Nitish Kumar’s title for the submit of convenor, which the Bihar chief minister was reportedly upset about not getting. 

The sources mentioned Mr Kumar, nevertheless, didn’t seem very and mentioned RJD chief Lalu Yadav can be a greater decide. When Mr Yadav mentioned no, Rahul Gandhi introduced up Mr Kumar’s title once more and – on discovering assist from another events – identified that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had some objections and discussions can be wanted. 

Refusing to disclose what the objections had been, the sources mentioned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and a few Congress leaders have been deputed to talk to Ms Banerjee – who didn’t attend the assembly – to resolve the problem. Other than the Trinamool Congress chief, different key allies like Samajwadi Celebration President Akhilesh Yadav and Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena (UBT) additionally gave the digital gathering a miss. 

Focus On Unity

Saturday’s assembly was held to debate seat-sharing for the all-important Lok Sabha polls and, whereas not a lot progress was reportedly made on the problem, the events confused on making certain unity on the nationwide stage and never letting rifts on the state stage derail their agenda of defeating the BJP. 

In a submit on X, Mr Kharge mentioned seat-sharing discussions are progressing “in a optimistic means” and that he and Rahul Gandhi had invited all INDIA events to hitch the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. 

Leaders of INDIA Coordination Commitee at the moment met on-line and had a fruitful dialogue on the alliance.

Everyone seems to be glad that the seat sharing talks are progressing in a optimistic means.

We additionally mentioned about joint packages within the coming days by INDIA Events.

I, together with…

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) January 13, 2024

“Leaders of INDIA Coordination Commitee at the moment met on-line and had a fruitful dialogue on the alliance.  Everyone seems to be glad that the seat sharing talks are progressing in a optimistic means.  We additionally mentioned about joint packages within the coming days by INDIA Events,” the Congress chief wrote. 

“I, together with @RahulGandhi  ji invited all INDIA Events to hitch ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ at their comfort and use the chance to boost the social, political and financial points plaguing frequent individuals of this nation,” he added.