Uddhav Thackeray To Attend Opposition Meet In Patna Tomorrow

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will be in Patna on June 23 to attend the opposition leaders' meeting convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, party leader Arvind Sawant said on Thursday.

The meeting has been called to forge unity among the opposition parties and chalk out a joint strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

"Tomorrow all the leaders are meeting at Patna. Uddhav ji is also going there. Let us see what happens there. They are very mature and experienced people of the country," said Mr Sawant.

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Delhi peer and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, CMs M K Stalin of Tamil Nadu and Hemant Soren of Jharkhand, NCP president Sharad Pawar and People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti are among those expected to attend the first high-level opposition meeting.

Bihar's Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav is also expected to be a part of Friday's meeting. Mamata Banerjee arrived in Patna on Thursday.

"Even Sonia ji, Rahul ji, Pawar ji, Nitish Kumar ji are there. All these are stalwarts. We should abide by whatever decision is taken and work sincerely to secure victory," said Mr Sawant, who is also the party spokesperson and Lok Sabha MP.

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