Patna May 9 (). Continuing his efforts to unite the opposition parties, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is going to Bhubaneswar on Tuesday to meet Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
He will also visit Mumbai on May 11 to meet leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, including NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena-UBT chief and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
JDU National President Lalan Singh said that Nitish Kumar had a telephonic conversation with these three leaders and he is going there for the meeting.
Singh said, Nitish Kumar has had a telephonic conversation with Naveen Patnaik, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and former CM Uddhav Thackeray. The movement of opposition unity is now gaining momentum. CM Nitish Kumar will visit Odisha on 9th May and Maharashtra on 11th May. He will invite them for a meeting of leaders of opposition parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Patnaik is known for his neutral politics in Odisha, trying to maintain an equal distance from both the BJP and the Congress. However, over the past few years, the BJP has been trying to make inroads in the coastal state and Nitish Kumar is using the gap to bring Patnaik into the opposition fold. If Patnaik joins the opposition, it will be a big achievement for Nitish Kumar.
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