Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, in an exclusive conversation with India Today TV, said it was Nitish Kumar who got the Opposition parties to come together in the first place. “The first meeting was held in Bihar,” Yadav said amid speculation over Bihar Chief Minister joining hands with the BJP.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday also blamed the Congress for the ongoing fissures within the INDIA bloc and said that the enthusiasm the party needed to show in discussing and engaging with alliance partners was not visible.
Questioned about the current political turmoil in Bihar and the potential departure of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the INDIA Alliance, Akhilesh Yadav once again criticised the Congress and asserted that had the party taken the initiative, the current situation could have been averted.