Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – seen as targetting the political space of Congress – made it clear today that she is visualising a fresh opposition line-up for the general elections two years away.
“What is UPA? There is no UPA,”she declared after her meeting with Nationalist Congress chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai this afternoon. Mr Pawar, who was a key interlocuter of the opposition ahead of the 2019 contest, spelled it out. “Template for 2024”, he said.
Tweeting photos of the meeting, posted: “Pleased to meet Hon’ble CM of West Bengal Smt @MamataOfficial at my Mumbai residence. We Discussed various issues. We agreed upon the need to strengthen the collective efforts and commitment towards safeguarding democratic values and ensuring the betterment of our people”.
Last evening, Ms Banerjee met Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut. Her meeting with Uddhav Thackeray did not take place as the Chief Minister has undergone a surgery and has been advised isolation.
