New Delhi: Following the Lok Sabha election results, India Bloc leaders will meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday evening to chalk out their way forward and decide whether to approach their former allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu to form the government. Will hold a meeting at the residence.
Sources said top opposition leaders of the alliance will meet at the Congress president's residence at 10, Rajaji Marg at 6 pm, where they will discuss the way forward.
The leaders will discuss the Lok Sabha election results and bringing JDU and TDP together to move forward towards government formation.
The meeting is likely to be attended by top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi along with Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Champai Soren, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Sitaram Yechury, D Raja and other opposition leaders.
While the BJP fell short of majority on its own, the BJP-led NDA which includes TDP, JDU and other parties has won or is ahead in about 290 seats.TDP and JDU have already rejected suggestions of joining the opposition alliance and have clearly said that they will remain with the NDA grouping, but the India Bloc wants to explore the possibility of government formation.
Sources said that Congress and some other leaders are already in touch with him and are trying their best to win him over to their side.
The opposition group may offer an olive branch to lure back its former allies, which will help strengthen the India group in staking its claim on government formation.
Rahul Gandhi has already clearly said that he will not take any decision or say anything on government formation without consulting the India Bloc allies.
He also refrained from commenting on whether he would approach TDP and JDU, saying it would be decided at Wednesday's meeting of the opposition India Bloc.
Sources said top opposition leaders of the alliance will meet at the Congress president's residence at 10, Rajaji Marg at 6 pm, where they will discuss the way forward.
The leaders will discuss the Lok Sabha election results and bringing JDU and TDP together to move forward towards government formation.
The meeting is likely to be attended by top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi along with Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Champai Soren, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Sitaram Yechury, D Raja and other opposition leaders.
While the BJP fell short of majority on its own, the BJP-led NDA which includes TDP, JDU and other parties has won or is ahead in about 290 seats.TDP and JDU have already rejected suggestions of joining the opposition alliance and have clearly said that they will remain with the NDA grouping, but the India Bloc wants to explore the possibility of government formation.
Sources said that Congress and some other leaders are already in touch with him and are trying their best to win him over to their side.
The opposition group may offer an olive branch to lure back its former allies, which will help strengthen the India group in staking its claim on government formation.
Rahul Gandhi has already clearly said that he will not take any decision or say anything on government formation without consulting the India Bloc allies.
He also refrained from commenting on whether he would approach TDP and JDU, saying it would be decided at Wednesday's meeting of the opposition India Bloc.
