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Political strategist Prashant Kishor and National Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar reportedly held closed-door talks on Monday in the national capital, further fuelling speculation of a third front to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

As per reports, after meeting the political strategist, Pawar has called for an Opposition meeting tomorrow at 4 pm. The invitation to the meeting has been extended to 15 political parties.

The meeting of Rashtra Manch, a political action group launched by TMC leader Yashwant Sinha, will be held at Sharad Pawar's residence. NCP's Majeed Menon, Samajwadi Party's Ghanshyam Tiwari and other leaders to participate in the meeting, said sources.

Interestingly, this was the second such meeting in as many weeks. The first meeting took place on June 12 at Pawar's Silver Oak residence in Mumbai and had reportedly lasted for more than three hours.

According to reports, the meeting was also attended by Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil and party MLA Rohit Pawar, who is also Sharad Pawar's nephew. Importantly, Praful Paten and Ajit Pawar were not part of the meeting.

The speculation is rife that talks of a third front are gaining momentum as regional parties have expressed willingness to join hands to take on the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the next general elections.

The meeting between Prashant Kishor, Sharad Pawar lasts 3 hours. In an advisory capacity, Prashant Kishor played an integral role in the Trinamool Congress' victory in West Bengal and that of the DMK in Tamil Nadu.

Following their meeting earlier this month, NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Mail had stressed that there is a need to have a "wider alliance" of political parties against the ruling BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Last month, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had expressed the need for an alliance of opposition parties at the national level and said that he has spoken to Pawar on the issue.