Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has said, he has no objection to any senior leader of the INDIA bloc, including TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, leading the coalition, but this should happen only through a consensus.
As leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly, Yadav told reporters, “INDIA bloc hasn’t thought on this matter and there has to be a discussion involving all stakeholders.”
“We have no issue with Mamata Banerjee leading the bloc, but keeping in mind there are so many senior politicians in the anti-BJP coalition, there’s a need to sit together and take a collective decision on choosing a leader,” he said.
Asked if RJD, as a key member of the INDIA bloc, is open to the idea of the West Bengal Chief Minister taking over the reins, Yadav, the son of RJD patriarch and veteran politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, responded, “We have not yet collectively taken a call on the issue of future leadership. But when any decision is taken about who will be the leader and the future roadmap, it will be through consensus.”