Kharge in touch with leaders of all INDIA bloc parties, says Congress

After initiating seatsharing talks with various opposition parties the Congress on Wednesday said its president Mallikarjun Kharge is in touch with leaders of all INDIA bloc constituents to ensure closer coordination in the opposition allianceThe assertion comes amid talk that the alliance could have a convener with the name of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar doing the rounds for the postThere have also been demands for having an office and a spokesperson of the opposition alliance where 28 parties have come together to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha electionsMr Kharge is in touch with leaders of all parties of the INDIA bloc on how best to give structure to ensure closer coordination in alliance AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh saidHe said the Congress president has also talked to all leaders including Nitish Kumar and decisions on key issues within the alliance will be taken soonRamesh also said that discussions have started with all political parties with some being in an advanced stage and some still in the initial phaseTalks on seatsharing with TMC in West Bengal and with JDU in Bihar are expected to take place in a day or two he saidThere is clarity among leaders on seatsharing Clarity is fast developing with all parties on seat adjustments the Congress leader said adding that the Congress leadership is committed to going the extra mile to accommodate all the alliesThe Congress held preliminary talks for seatsharing in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with the Shiv Sena UBT and Nationalist Congress Party for Maharashtra and with the Samajwadi Party for Uttar Pradesh on TuesdayThe seatsharing talks were held at the residence of Congress leader Mukul Wasnik who is also the convener of the Seat Sharing Committee set up for the purpose by party chief Mallikarjun KhargeFormer Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Salman Khurshid were also present during the deliberationsSources said that seatsharing talks will again be held among top leaders of the three parties including Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray who are likely to meet Sonia Gandhi around January 14 and 15Talks were also held separately between Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders for Uttar Pradesh where Ram Gopal Yadav and Javed Ali were present and the next round of dialogue with AAP and the SP would be held on January 12The Congress is holding talks with various constituents of the INDIA bloc statewise before seatsharing is finalised with themThe opposition alliance is seeking to contest all Lok Sabha seats unitedly to take on and defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha electionsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever