Odisha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. After this, suddenly the discussion about the Third Front has again intensified in the political corridor. It is Mamta Banerjee who has started the exercise of uniting regional parties against the BJP.
However, Mamta Banerjee called the meeting a ‘courtesy call’. On the other hand, the Chief Minister of Odisha said that there was no political discussion during the meeting. We have resolved to make the federal structure of the country stable and strong. There was no other political discussion.
Both the leaders sidestepped questions on the possibility of a third front or regional alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
#WATCH | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar today.
(Video: West Bengal CM’s Facebook page) pic.twitter.com/xvhwSuxVS1
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Akhilesh had said – We are with Mamta
Recently, Akhilesh Yadav, the main opposition party in UP and the president of SP, held a meeting of the National Executive in Kolkata. Akhilesh had also met Mamta Banerjee. During this, there was a discussion about forming a non-Congress front.
Mamta Banerjee will visit Karnataka and Delhi
Mamata Banerjee is also scheduled to meet former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy in Kolkata on Friday. She may also meet Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi later this month. Regional parties believe that they are better prepared to take on the BJP in 2024.
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