Samajwadi leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday said the coming together of opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh is possible only when their leaders show “maturity” like Bihar. A new government was established in Bihar after the Janata Dal (United) severed its ties with the BJP there and formed a new alliance with the RJD, Congress and four other parties.
On the possibility of such an alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia president said, “First of all there should be maturity in the leaders. Unless they have maturity, nothing can happen.” Responding to a question, he said, “The leaders of Bihar showed maturity, that’s why everything happened.” However, he did not name any party or person.
When asked about the prospect of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar emerging as the face of the opposition Narendra Modi In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Yadav said, “He (Nitish) has become the chief minister for the eighth time. He is senior and at the same time he is an old socialist. Asked whether he would take the initiative to build unity among political parties in UP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, he said there was still some time for that. “We are a small party and at present we are strengthening our organisation.
Yadav has been attacking his nephew and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief for some time now. Akhilesh Yadav For not showing political maturity in handling his opposition alliance partners in UP. Yadav, who had recently won the UP elections on an SP ticket, broke away from the party after a prolonged run after the opposition’s defeat in the assembly polls earlier this year.
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record eighth time. government. Though Nitish Kumar and his party have no influence in the most populous state, their joining hands with the RJD has prompted leaders here to think along similar lines to take on the BJP in the next general election.
Shivpal Yadav took an active role a few years back when Mulayam Singh Yadav attempted to bring together leaders with a similar socialist background. Kumar and RJD president Lalu Prasad as well as former Union minister Sharad Yadav had attempted to bring the socialists together.
This exercise helped Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar to come together in the 2015 Bihar elections. His reelection resulted in a massive defeat for the BJP in the 2015 Bihar Assembly elections.
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