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Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president, has been appointed chairperson of the opposition INDIA bloc, and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar named convener after alliance party negotiations..
Why Nitish Kumar rejected the offer? 5 things to knowThere was no dispute among the INDIA bloc members over appointing its convenor, but Nitish Kumar suggested there was no need to project any face for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls," NCP president Sharad Pawar said on Saturday putting an end to all controversies around the development.PTI had reported earlier that the JD(U) wanted Nitish Kumar as the convener but was being opposed by the TMC..
Meanwhile, Kumar said, as reported by Indian Express, he would only accept the role if all parties were in agreement.Rejecting the reports, Pawar said, "There was a suggestion made by the bloc members (during the meeting) that Nitish Kumar be appointed as its convenor, but the latter said that a team of party chiefs should be formed and that there is no need to appoint a convenor."There is no need to project one face to seek votes..
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president said it was a positive sign that several parties were coming together to ally.On what was discussed during the meeting, Pawar said, the INDIA bloc meeting discussed programmes, policies to be taken up..
For the Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, seat-sharing was discussed and we will announce once it is finalised," he said.. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin and party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi attended the meeting via video conferencing in Chennai..
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