Injustice had apparently been done to Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal United leader Nitish Kumar, who had expected to be appointed the INDIA convener from the outset. There was a broad consensus on this and even the Congress had seemed on board
He said that during a virtual meeting Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's name was suggested for the post of convenor, but the latter was of the view that a team of party chiefs should be formed and that there is no need to appoint a convenor
Earlier, TMC had declined to send representatives to meetings with the Congress' national alliance committee on seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections
Leaders of the INDIA bloc participated in the meeting via video conferencing on Saturday where they discussed various aspects of the alliance like seat-sharing and preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, due in April-May