Mamata Banerjee has proposed to put forward the name of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge as the PM face. Mamata Banerjee put forward this proposal in the INDIA alliance meeting on Tuesday.
According to the NDTV report, sources said that due to Kharge being a Dalit leader, other parties in the alliance largely agreed to this proposal. Overall, 12 parties participating in the meeting supported Banerjee’s proposal.
Even the Aam Aadmi Party, which had disagreements with the Congress on many issues, supported this proposal. According to sources, while presenting this proposal, Banerjee said, ‘There is a possibility that the country may get its first Dalit Prime Minister.’
What did Kharge say?
Whereas Kharge politely refused to agree to this plan. He said that he only wants to work for the downtrodden people.
When reporters raised questions on this matter, Kharge said, ‘We have to register victory first and think what we do to win. What is the use of discussing the post of PM before getting the number of MPs? We will first try to get majority together.
Seat sharing deadline
Sources said that other parties including TMC want to set a deadline of December 31 for seat sharing. 28 parties participated in the INDIA alliance meeting on Tuesday.
Kharge said that the decision on seat sharing will be taken at the state level. If any matter gets stuck, it will be taken to the central level.
