Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav unhappy with Mallikarjun Kharge's name as PM candidate

New Delhi : The INDIA bloc meeting held in Delhi yesterday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav were seen leaving the meeting early as they were unhappy with the Mallikarjun Kharge's name, suggested by West Bengal Chief Minister of the Banerjee, as the prime ministerial candidate for INDIA bloc in the upcoming assembly elections.

The leaders also did not take part in the press conference that was scheduled after the end of INDIA block meeting in Delhi.

It must be noted that prior to INDIA block meeting RJD MLAs, as well as Lalu Prasad Yadav, had suggested Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's name as prime ministerial candidate for 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

There has been a notion in the political world that RJD is trying to position Nitish Kumar as the national leader so that Tejashwi Prasad can assume the charge as Chief Minister of Bihar.

It must be noted that no consensus was reached on the name of prime ministerial candidate during the India bloc meeting. The final name will be announced only after the elections.

"We have to win first and think about what to do to win. What is the point in discussing the PM before having MPs? We will try to get a majority together,” Kharge said when asked about the prime ministerial face of the alliance. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also proposed Kharge's name as the prime ministerial candidate.