'Decision on seat sharing will be taken as per…': Congress leader ahead of INDIA bloc meet in Mumbai

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Alliance (INDIA) will be done as per the merit of the parties in different states. Further adding, he said that the discussion on this will be held in upcoming meetings. While speaking to news agency ANI, Nana Patole said, "Our main goal is to end this dictatorship.

This decision (seat sharing) will be taken as per the merit of the parties in different states. This will be discussed in the upcoming meetings of INDIA." Earlier today West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Mumbai and said that "Khela Hoga" meaning the "game is on" as the opposition parties huddle up in Mumbai ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Meanwhile, today, the name of the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to be proposed for the Chairperson post of the INDIA bloc sources said as reported by ANI.

They also added that that for the post of convenor, competition is between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. "Also four posts of convenors have also been proposed, which will be discussed. The Congress left the issue of the convenor entirely to the consensus of the allies," sources said as quoted by ANI.

The opposition parties have come together to take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and prevent it from winning a third straight term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The first meeting of the joint opposition convened in Patna on June 23 and the second meeting was held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. The third meeting is slated to be held in Mumbai on August 31-September 1.