A youth leader from Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) was shot dead late last night when he was returning from a wedding function in Patna, said police.
The Congress will surely participate in the June 12 meeting of opposition leaders in Patna. However, who will participate is not decided, says AICC general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh.
Congress wanted Oppn's first meeting to take place after June 20 so that both Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi could attend it, but JD(U) scheduled it for June 12 after consulting other parties
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar blamed JD(U) s drubbing in the 2020 assembly polls on BJP s conspiracy and remembered his own reluctance to continue for another term in office.