An editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana' drew a parallel between Wagner mercenary group's "revolt against Russian President Putin" and the meeting of opposition parties in Patna last week. Drawing the battle lines, over 32 leaders of more than a dozen opposition parties held a crucial meeting in Patna hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday and resolved to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unitedly in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.