New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Opposition's efforts to finalise a common non-BJP candidate for the Presidential Elections in July.
Before leaving for New Delhi, Banerjee said she would discuss river problems affecting the people, including the Ganga erosion issue, with the PM.
Claiming that the state was not getting adequate Central aid in certain areas, the Trinamool Congress supremo said she would try to sort out the problem.
"There are some areas where we are not getting funds. I will talk on that. Whenever I go to Delhi at least once or twice I meet him in a year. That is our routine and that is a courtesy. That's why I have asked for his time," she said.
Her meeting with Modi comes in the backdrop of Mamata, known for taking a strong position against the BJP, intensifying efforts for a joint candidate for the presidential race.
Opposition parties are slated to meet on May 26 here to decide on a candidate.
President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24 and the election has to take place before that.
(With Agency inputs)
