Badruddin Ajmal's Party Not Invited For Opposition Unity Meeting In Assam

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), which hosted the meeting in Guwahati, urged all like-minded Opposition forces to set aside their differences and close ranks in the interest of the broader goal of unseating the BJP from power in the 2024 general elections.

In a bid to put up a combined challenge against the BJP at the Centre in next year's Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of 11 political parties, spearheaded by the Congress's Assam unit, was held in Guwahati on Thursday.

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), which hosted the meeting in Guwahati, urged all like-minded Opposition forces to set aside their differences and close ranks in the interest of the broader goal of unseating the BJP from power in the 2024 general elections.

Interestingly, however, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) led by perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal, was not invited to the meeting.

Senior Congress leaders as well as representatives of 10 other Opposition parties were present in the meeting. According to sources, the discussions centred around strategies to defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls.