Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha said that a united opposition could work a "miracle" in next year's Lok Sabha polls. Mr Sinha, who is on a trip to his home town Patna, told journalists on Friday that he was sanguine about the opposition parties' meet scheduled here on June 23.
Lauding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the "initiative", he also expressed delight that his party chief Mamata Banerjee has agreed to attend the meeting.
"I have always held that Mamata Banerjee is a game changer. It is great that she will be there with people like national icon Rahul Gandhi, who has acquired heroic stature after Bharat Jodo Yatra," said Mr Sinha, who was briefly with Congress before joining TMC.
The Asansol MP hoped that the meeting will help build a common minimum programme for "the new government which replaces the current regime".
Shatrughan Sinha, who had represented Patna Sahib twice as a BJP MP before losing the seat to Ravi Shankar Prasad in 2019 while contesting on a Congress ticket, was asked that given his optimism, how many seats he expected the united opposition to win in 2024.
He replied, "I am not an astrologer but it can be safely said that there would be a miracle. We have seen glimpses of what can be achieved in the assembly polls of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka where the BJP got defeated by the Congress."
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
"Risky Business": Shatrughan Sinha On Star Kids In Movies Sonakshi Sinha Recalls Father Shatrughan Sinha's First Reaction To Her Wedding Plans: "Go For It" Shatrughan Sinha On Kartik Aaryan's Chandu Champion: "He Should Get All The Awards Including The National Award" How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death Mohammad Yunus Dials PM Modi, Assures Protection Of Hindus In Bangladesh J&K Poll Dates Going Past Top Court Deadline? Election Body Chief Responds In Jammu And Kashmir, A Polling Station On LoC, Another Floats On Dal Lake Impetus Awarded 'Dream Employer of the Year 2024' for the Eighth Consecutive Year Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.