Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday as they sought to cobble up a coalition of opposition parties, with the two regional satraps stressing on the need to “prepare together” for the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

The meeting between the two leaders, which was also attended by Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, was described as “positive”.