Patna (Bihar) [India], May 5 : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha said that the main objective of the INDI alliance meeting is to improve coordination and communication between the parties.
Jha further said that the INDI alliance is in favour of the nationwide workers' strike on May 20, which is being organised against the labour codes.
After a meeting of the INDI alliance on Sunday, the RJD MP Manoj Jha said, "The main objective of the meeting was to work on better coordination and communication... We are contesting 243 seats, the INDI alliance is contesting on every seat... A nationwide workers' strike is being organised against the labour codes on 20 May. When this strike takes place in the country, the entire INDI alliance will be in favour of this strike..."
The Mahagathbandhan grand alliance of opposition parties, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal, met on Sunday to discuss the election strategy for the upcoming Bihar elections.
The grand alliance consists of six total parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Vikassheel Insaan Party, left parties including Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation-CPIML (Liberation) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is the current chairperson of the alliance.
Alliance leaders highlighted how, despite holding two other meetings before, there has not been good coordination in the alliance at the district level.
Congress MLA Madan Mohan Jha told ANI that the alliance has held two meetings before, but there is "no coordination" among the parties at the district or block level, and a detailed discussion is needed to fix the problem.
"We have had two main meetings, but there's been no coordination among the six parties at the district or block level. A detailed discussion is needed on how we will work together at the grassroots level," the Congress MLA told ANI in Patna.
The elections in the state are expected to take place between October and November. However, the dates for the polls have not been announced yet.