JD(U) however has downplayed the significance of this meeting.
After giving cold shoulder to Sonia Gandhi's 'unity lunch', Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has decided to attend lunch hosted by PM Modi in honour of Mauritian PM.
This move is likely to fuel fresh rumours about a possible chink in the opposition camp.
Soon after the news broke, Bihar CM gave reaction to ANI. He said:
Regarding Nitish attending PM's lunch, JD(U)'s spokesperson Ajay Alok said that it would only be an official meet between the two leaders.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said if opposition parties could not agree on a unanimous candidate for the upcoming presidential election, a "small committee" could be formed to help them select a suitable nominee.
Banerjee, who attended Congress president Sonia Gandhi's lunch for 17 opposition parties here, said no names were discussed at the lunch-cum-meeting at the Parliament House Library.
Senior opposition leaders at the meet also criticised the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, which marks its third year in power at the Centre today. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad, who was among the invitees, said the NDA had "failed" on all fronts. "Its only achievement is that it has set the Pakistan flag fluttering in Kashmir for the first time after independence," he said.
Banerjee told reporters after the lunch that the parties present criticised the "horrible" situation in Kashmir, where security forces were battling civilians, and in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district, which has been witnessing caste clashes since April. Political arch-rivals put up a united face on the third anniversary of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, as leaders of 17 parties attended a lunch hosted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Bitter contenders in Uttar Pradesh -- the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party -- and hostile rivals in West Bengal -- the Trinamool Congress and the Left -- were all present at the lunch at the Parliament House library. Apart from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BSP's Mayawati and SP's Akhilesh Yadav, the lunch was attended by NCP leader Sharad Pawar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and DMK's Kanimozhi.
Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, S Sudhakar Reddy, D Raja and P. Karunakaran were also present, as were Sharad Yadav and K C Tyagi of the Janata Dal (U). Besides representatives of smaller regional parties, Omar Abdullah of the National Conference also attended the event.
With Agency inputs
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