INDIA bloc: Mallikarjun Kharge named chief as Nitish rejects convenor post

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Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has been named the chairperson of the INDIA bloc of parties, TOI reported on Saturday..

Leaders of the newly formed Opposition alliance held a virtual meeting on Saturday to discuss issues around participation the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, seat-sharing agendas and other concerns...

Congress president Kharge stated on Saturday that his team will first gather input from party leaders in various states before discussing their demands with their alliance partners..

Meanwhile, parallel meetings are on with the Congress' alliance committee taking the lead in consulting with various parties of the INDIA bloc on state-level alliances..

On Saturday the Congress alliance committee is meeting leaders from Jharkhand to continue efforts to stitch up the alliance...

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