Opposition meet: National Conference leader Omar Abdulla on Tuesday confirmed that he would travel to Patna to take part in the meeting of opposition parties on June 23. 

He said that NC has a small role to play, but parties which have a stronghold on 40-50 seats should show their unity. 

“We will participate in the Opposition meeting but our role in this is very small. The political parties which have more than 40-50 seats should first show unity, then expect smaller parties to unite,” said Omar Abdulla. 

We will participate in the Opposition meeting but our role in this is very small. The political parties which have more than 40-50 seats should first show unity, then expect smaller parties to unite: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah pic.twitter.com/7FeEufyNKT

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The meeting will be held on June 23 in Patna, Bihar.

Earlier, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav while interacting with media in Patna informed that almost 15 parties confirmed to attend the meeting.

18 opposition parties meet

Lalan Singh claimed that 18 political parties would participate in the meeting to discuss the strategy to challenge the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The JD(U) chief said Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti have also extended their support for the opposition meeting to be held on June 23.

Nitish, Kejriwal, Mamata meet

Nitish Kumar has traveled to several states, including Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Karnataka, to unite like-minded parties against the ruling BJP at the Centre. Nitish had met Congress leaders for the first time on April 12, following which Rahul Gandhi described the meeting as a historic step towards opposition unity.

Nitish Kumar has also met Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee besides Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and others. Nitish had approached Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in May. 

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