Bihar: Congress National Alliance Committee meeting
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Congress National Alliance Committee is meeting on Sunday to discuss the seat-sharing formula in Bihar. Earlier, RJD MP Manoj Jha reached the residence of Congress leader and Congress National Alliance Committee convenor Mukul Wasnik in the national capital. Congress National Alliance Committee members Ashok Gehlot and Salman Khurshid are also present. This is the first meeting with RJD to discuss the seat sharing formula for the state of Bihar.
Congress formed a five-member NAC, with Wasnik as convenor and experienced leaders including former chief ministers Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, former Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Mohan Prakash as members. The committee has been tasked to examine various aspects of forming an alliance with other political entities ahead of the 2024 general elections.
As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are just four months away, seat allocation has become crucial for the Congress, especially after its recent electoral setbacks. The fourth meeting of the India Bloc concluded on December 19 in Delhi with the passing of a resolution on electronic voting machines (EVMs) and suspension of MPs from Parliament. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that a resolution has been passed that the suspension of MPs is undemocratic. The meeting came amid rising political tension between the opposition and the BJP-led central government demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the recent Parliament security breach. The meeting saw the presence of 28 parties.
