New Delhi (Agency): The veterans of Indian politics — Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar — all are playing their last inning and trying hard to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. A
lthough Ajit Pawar split the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with the support of over 29 MLAs, and took oath as the new Maharashtra deputy chief minister, the 82-year-old NCP supremo and Maratha leader, Sharad Pawar, has started touring Maharashtra and will soon start visiting other states to strengthen the NCP and bolster opposition unity to fight against the BJP. Once Jay Prakash Narayan called for a ‘total revolution’ from the grounds of Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, reading the poem ‘Singhasan Khali Karo Ki Janata Aati Hai’.
While addressing party workers after inaugurating a function to mark 27 years of RJD’s formation, Lalu Prasad Yadav said, “What will happen to you (Modi) when your days (as PM) are over? At least, we have earned the goodwill and are still showered with petals and garlands”. Lalu also said Mahagathbandhan in Bihar has been a shining example of opposition unity. We must remain steadfast in our fight against communalism, and attempts to do away with the reservation system which is a legacy of Ambedkar.”
On the other hand, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s initiative to get all opposition parties on board to project a unified fight against the BJP has evoked positive responses from several regional satraps. The total of 17 parties are going to contest the 2024 general elections together against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The much-awaited announcement came after a four-hour-long meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna.