INDIA alliance meeting 2023 highlights: The third meeting of the opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will begin on Thursday to discuss its strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections due next year and inclusion of new allies. Along with talks on strategy and inclusion of new allies, unveiling of the INDIA bloc logo and discussion on the common minimum programme (CMP) will be the highlight of the two-day deliberations. As many as 63 representatives from 28 political parties will attend the two-day INDIA meeting on Thursday and Friday at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai. The third meeting of the opposition bloc is hosted by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the three-party alliance of the Congress, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP led by Sharad Pawar.
The alliance leaders are getting together for the third round of the brainstorming session here, after Patna and Bengaluru, to chalk out their common campaign strategy to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The alliance would announce a coordination committee, which could be of 11 members from principal opposition parties. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah, former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and CPI general secretary D Raja have already arrived in Mumbai.
INDIA alliance Mumbai meeting: The third meeting of the opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will begin today in Mumbai to discuss its strategy to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections due next year and inclusion of new allies.
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi arrive in Mumbai for mega meet.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury arrives in Mumbai to attend the third meeting of the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
"The way BJP is targetting us, shows that they are scared of the INDIA alliance and our victory. Their hatred is for the country & constitution, and we will not let them win," says Aaditya Thackeray, ahead of the mega Mumbai meet.
It's a historic day and a new history is being created today, says Priyanka Chaturvedi.
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti arrives in Mumbai to attend the third meeting of the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) "Judega Bharat, Jeetega INDIA," says Mehbooba Mufti.
Mamata Banerjee on her arrival in Mumbai tied Rakhi on Thackeray and Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday. To a query on who will be the INDIA alliance PM candidate, Mamata Banerjee said, "India will be our PM face. Our primary concern is to save the country," she said.
Visuals from Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai, where the third meeting of the INDIA alliance is scheduled to take place.
"The primary objective of the INDIA alliance is to fight collectively and defeat BJP in order to save the nation, save the Constitution, democracy, secularism federalism. And the country is in great trouble. The country is in multiple crises and the country has to be liberated from the clutches of BJP-RSS combined. That is the primary objective of the opposition coming together... We are confident that BJP will be removed from power...," says D Raja.
After the meeting in Mumbai, we will have a solid foundation and a roadmap, says RJD leader Manoj Jha.
Tamil Nadu CM and DMK leader MK Stalin leaves from Chennai to attend the third meeting of the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), in Mumbai.
As many as 63 representatives from 28 political parties will attend the two-day INDIA meeting on Thursday and Friday at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai. The third meeting of the opposition bloc is hosted by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the three-party alliance of the Congress, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP led by Sharad Pawar.
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The opposition INDIA bloc has exuded confidence that it would provide a formidable alternative to bring political change in the country and asserted that it has several prime ministerial faces against BJP's only one. The opposition alliance has also expanded its ambit to 28 parties by including two regional outfits - the Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP), a Marxist political party in Maharashtra, and another regional outfit.