Mallikarjun Kharge for PM? INDIA bloc assures 'all decisions' within 20 days. Top Points

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Lok Sabha elections. News agency PTI reported that no final decision had been taken yet on INDIA bloc PM face. The report added Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is of view that “winning first is important".

Kharge said, "I work for the downtrodden. Let's win first, then we will see. I don't seek anything." At the meeting, the INDIA bloc members discussed the suspension of Opposition MPs from the Parliament and condemned, news agency ANI reported.

In the meeting, INDIA bloc leaders deliberated on a blueprint for a joint campaign, seat-sharing arrangement and redrawing their strategy after the setback in the recent Assembly elections, which saw Congress lose to BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. The meeting took place at the Ashoka Hotel here with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in attendance. -After the INDIA bloc meeting MDMK (Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) MP Vaiko said, "West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name as INDIA bloc PM candidate." -"Discussions were held clearly.

Seat-sharing, mass contact program - all of these will begin within 20 days...All decisions will be taken within 3 weeks." said RJD MP Manoj Jha -Following the meeting Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Leaders of 28 political parties of the INDIA Alliance were present here in the fourth meeting held here today..." -"We have passed a resolution that suspension is undemocratic. We will all have to fight to save democracy and all of us are ready to do that. We raised the issue of security breach in the Parliament.