NB Viewpoint | "Want BJP to become zero...": Mamata Banerjee after meeting Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav

“We have held talks, especially about the coming together of all parties and making all preparations ahead of the upcoming Parliament elections. Whatever will be done next, will be done in the nation's interest" - Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal Party Leader

“Those who are ruling now, have nothing to do. They are just doing their own publicity. Nothing is being done for the nation's development" - Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal Party Leader

“We will go ahead together. We have no personal ego, we want to work together collectively. I have made just one request to Nitish Kumar. Jayaprakash (Narayan ) ji's movement started from Bihar" - Mamata Banerjee, TMC Supremo

Kolkata, Apr 24: Proceeding ahead to achieve the mission of uniting the entire Opposition to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday (Apr 24).

Mamata Banerjee meets Nitish Kumar & Tejashwi Yadav

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After the meeting, the three leaders held a joint press conference. Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee pitched for opposition unity while calling for an opposition meeting in Bihar, the land of the JP movement. "We will go ahead together. We have no personal ego, we want to work together collectively. I have made just one request to Nitish Kumar. Jayaprakash (Narayan ) ji's movement started from Bihar,"Mamata said.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has taken upon himself the task of uniting Opposition forces against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre, will also meet with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday (Apr 24) evening. Earlier on Apr 12, Nitish Kumar had met with Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and former MP Rahul Gandhi in the national capital.