Putting all speculations of leaving the opposition alliance to rest, Rashtriya Lok Dal national president Jayant Chaudhary attended a meeting of floor leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance for discussing the strategy for Parliament session.

RLD national secretary Anupam Mishra, while giving this information, said Jayant Chaudhary would also attend the meeting of INDIA bloc to be held to discuss the strategy for Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

“The meeting of the INDIA bloc scheduled in Mumbai earlier was postponed in the wake of the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and other states. Now it has been rescheduled for Wednesday and Jayant Chaudhary will take part in that meeting too,” Mishra said.

He said the party was very clear that it would be with the INDIA bloc, which would be fighting the Bharatiya Janata Party in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Mishra further said the RLD would launch a Gaon Chalo Abhiyan (March towards villages campaign) across Uttar Pradesh from December 23 to December 31. 

“The campaign will make the people aware of the faulty policies of the ruling party and motivate them to become members of the RLD. People of UP are showing interest in RLD’s ideology and its fight to safeguard their interests. Also, youths of UP feel connected with Jayant Chaudhary in view of his clean politics,” Mishra said.

Party insiders said the top leadership had asked the UP leaders to galvanise youths, farmers and unemployed youths and women towards the RLD. “This is homework that RLD is doing for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The party leadership aims to make its presence strong in all districts of UP so that it can claim more seats in the Lok Sabha elections from its alliance partners and make the party’s status more formidable when it comes to negotiation of seats with any party,” the sources said.