While sources stated Akhilesh Yadav had conveyed earlier than the assembly that he can be on board with the selections taken by the leaders, there’s apprehension on whether or not the West Bengal Chief Minister would agree. When contacted, a senior Trinamool Congress chief merely stated “no comments.” Sources stated Kumar was visibly upset when the suggestion got here that the consent of those that weren’t current must be taken.

Senior JD(U) chief Lallan Singh, who was current within the digital assembly, earlier instructed others that Kumar was not an aspirant for the convener publish, a stand that the JD(U) had been articulating publicly for a while. In personal, the JD(U) has been of the view that Kharge be appointed the chairperson and Kumar the convener — a North-South mixture which, it feels, will ship a optimistic sign to the folks within the absence of a major ministerial face for the bloc.

JD(U) chief Sanjay Jha later instructed reporters that Kumar has “not given his consent” to the proposal to make him convener. Leaders of a few of the INDIA bloc events claimed that the Trinamool Congress isn’t actually enthusiastic in regards to the thought of appointing Kumar because the convener.

Talking to reporters in Pune, Pawar stated Kumar’s identify was advised for the publish of convenor on the assembly however the Bihar Chief Minister was of the view {that a} staff of occasion chiefs must be shaped and that there isn’t a have to appoint a convenor.

“Everyone unanimously agreed on the name of Kharge. All the allies wanted the chairperson to be from the Congress, the leading party in the bloc,” stated a pacesetter. Sources stated Sonia Gandhi advised that if the Congress is appointed chairperson of the bloc, then a non-Congress chief must be made the convener to ship a proper political message.

Sources within the JD(U) claimed Kumar advised that the opinion of the TMC and SP on his identify as convener must be taken earlier than taking a ultimate choice. A JD(U) chief claimed that Kumar has declined the supply and “by turning down the proposal of the convener…he has kept an option open for him. He may make some announcement during a rally on January 24.”

Among those that attended the assembly had been Kharge, Sonia, Rahul Gandhi and Ok C Venugopal; Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin and his occasion colleague Kanimozhi; RJD’s Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav; NCP’s Sharad Pawar; Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP colleague Raghav Chaddha; JMM’s Hemant Soren, Yechury and D Raja. Sources stated Thackeray knowledgeable the assembly that his occasion colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut would attend however he couldn’t as he was touring.

The assembly noticed the Congress urging INDIA allies to affix Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra which he’s starting from Imphal Sunday. Rahul instructed the leaders that he would write personally to all of the leaders inviting them to be a part of the yatra.

While Banerjee skipped the assembly, the tussle between the TMC and Congress in West Bengal was talked about. This has reached such a go that the Trinamool declined to take part in seat-sharing talks with the nationwide alliance committee of the Congress, signalling that it was not keen to concede two or, at finest, three seats to the Congress, a proposal which the state Congress has already rejected.

Kharge later stated the leaders had a fruitful dialogue. “Everyone is happy that the seat-sharing talks are progressing in a positive way. We also discussed joint programmes in the coming days by INDIA parties. I, along with Rahul Gandhi, invited all INDIA parties to join Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra at their convenience and use the opportunity to raise the social, political and economic issues plaguing common people of this country,” he stated in a publish on X.

On seat-sharing, sources stated that each one the events had been of the view that the train must be accomplished as quickly as doable. Talking to reporters in Pune after attending the assembly, Pawar stated that Kumar’s identify was advised for the publish of convenor, however the latter was of the view {that a} staff of occasion chiefs must be shaped and that there isn’t a have to appoint a convenor. Pawar added there was no have to undertaking any face for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls because the chief will be chosen as soon as the outcomes are declared.

“We will select the leader after the elections and we are confident of providing an alternative. In 1977, Morarji Desai was not projected as the prime ministerial face by the opposition,” PTI quoted Pawar as having stated.

“For the Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, seat-sharing was discussed and we will announce once it is finalised,” he stated. The INDIA bloc assembly selected a committee that can plan joint rallies of the allies everywhere in the nation, he stated.