Mumbai: Amidst speculations of formation of Third Front,… Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said bringing all opposition parties together and building a consensus to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections is a huge task as every regional party considers itself king and is “to set conditions”. ” tries to.
Asked if that likely face would be Sharad Pawar, Raut said NCP Pramukh is a senior national leader but at the same time, some people are thinking about the Chief Minister of West Bengal and TMC President Mamata Banerjee.
“Bringing together all the opposition parties and building a consensus to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections is a huge task. Every opposition party considers itself like a king and tries to fix the conditions,” he told a regional news channel in Delhi.
“We need a face to counter the central government like Jayaprakash Narayan against the then PM Indira Gandhi, VP Singh against Rajiv Gandhi in the post-Emergency elections. Later, (then Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh and (Congress) President) Sonia Gandhi’s pair was challenged by Narendra Modi in the 2014 general elections,” Raut said.
Asked who could emerge as a possible face to take on the BJP, Raut said, “Sharad Pawar has been a national leader for a long time. some people think Mamata Banerjee After his stellar performance in the recent West Bengal elections. So if (election strategist) Prashant Kishor can do some magic then I will be happy.
Kishor had separately met Banerjee and Pawar in the recent past. Kishor met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi on Tuesday.
Raut said that he has a good relationship with Kishor and his meeting with the Congress leadership is completely his own business.
Reacting to Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole’s remarks about expanding the party’s base in the state, Raut said, “There is nothing to talk about now. Every leader of the party talks about the expansion of his party in party level meetings and rallies. The real decision-makers are Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and (Shiv Sena President and Maharashtra CM) Uddhav Thackeray.
Asked if that likely face would be Sharad Pawar, Raut said NCP Pramukh is a senior national leader but at the same time, some people are thinking about the Chief Minister of West Bengal and TMC President Mamata Banerjee.
“Bringing together all the opposition parties and building a consensus to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections is a huge task. Every opposition party considers itself like a king and tries to fix the conditions,” he told a regional news channel in Delhi.
“We need a face to counter the central government like Jayaprakash Narayan against the then PM Indira Gandhi, VP Singh against Rajiv Gandhi in the post-Emergency elections. Later, (then Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh and (Congress) President) Sonia Gandhi’s pair was challenged by Narendra Modi in the 2014 general elections,” Raut said.
Asked who could emerge as a possible face to take on the BJP, Raut said, “Sharad Pawar has been a national leader for a long time. some people think Mamata Banerjee After his stellar performance in the recent West Bengal elections. So if (election strategist) Prashant Kishor can do some magic then I will be happy.
Kishor had separately met Banerjee and Pawar in the recent past. Kishor met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi on Tuesday.
Raut said that he has a good relationship with Kishor and his meeting with the Congress leadership is completely his own business.
Reacting to Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole’s remarks about expanding the party’s base in the state, Raut said, “There is nothing to talk about now. Every leader of the party talks about the expansion of his party in party level meetings and rallies. The real decision-makers are Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and (Shiv Sena President and Maharashtra CM) Uddhav Thackeray.
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