Soon after the two mega meets of the two biggest political power blocs in India, a debate has been raging over the acronyms that formed the nomenclatures of both. On one side was the BJP-led NDA on the other was the united Opposition's I-N-D-I-A. The NDA, in which new members have been added, has retained its old name — National Democratic Alliance. However, the Opposition, in the wake of new parties and seat equations, ditched the old name of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and came up with a new moniker — Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or INDIA.


Immediately after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge defined the acronym for the Opposition, the BJP pounced on the bloc, with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma saying it was holding on to a "colonial legacy". The Congress immediately hit back at him, pointing out that his bio read 'Chief Minister of Assam, India'.


While INDIA and NDA continue to take potshots over each other, here are the constituent parties of each bloc and their strengths in Lok Sabha:


INDIA


1. Congress: 49 seats
2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK): 24
3. All India Trinamool Congress (TMC): 23
4. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): 1
5. Janata Dal (United): 16
6. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD): 0
7. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM): 1
8. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – Sharad Pawar faction: 4
9. Shiv Sena (UBT): 6
10. Samajwadi Party (SP): 3
11. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD): 0
12. Apna Dal (Kamerawadi): 0
13. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC): 3
14. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP): 0
15. Communist Party of India (Marxist): 3
16. Communist Party of India (CPI): 2
17. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation: 0
18. Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP): 1
19. All India Forward Bloc: 0
20. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK): 0
21. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK): 1
22. Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KMDK)
23. Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK): 0
24. Indian Union Muslim League (IUML): 3
25. Kerala Congress (M): 1
26. Kerala Congress (Joseph): 0


Total strength in Lok Sabha: 141


NDA



  1. Bharatiya Janata Party: 301

  2. Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction): 13 

  3. Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction): 1

  4. Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (Pashupati Kumar Paras faction): 5

  5. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 0

  6. Apna Dal (Soneylal): 2

  7. National People's Party: 0

  8. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (Neiphiu Rio):1

  9. All Jharkhand Students Union: 1

  10. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha: 1

  11. Mizo National Front: 1

  12. Indigenous People's Front of Tripura

  13. Naga People's Front: 1

  14. Republican Party of India (Athawale): 0

  15. Asom Gana Parishad: 0

  16. Pattali Makkal Katchi: 0

  17. Tamil Maanila Congress: 0

  18. United Peoples Party Liberal: 0

  19. Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (Om Prakash Rajbhar): 0

  20. Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukta): 0

  21. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party: 0

  22. Jannayak Janta Party: 0

  23. Prahar Janshakti Party: 0

  24. Rashtriya Samaj Paksha: 0

  25. Jan Surajya Shakti Party: 0

  26. Kuki People's Alliance (Manipur): 0 

  27. United Democratic Party: 0

  28. Hill State People's Democratic Party: 0

  29. Nishad Party: 0

  30. All India N R Congress: 0

  31. Hindustan Awam Morcha: 0

  32. Jan Sena Party: 0

  33. Haryana Lokhit Party: 0

  34. Bharat Dharma Jan Sena: 0

  35. Kerala Kamaraj Congress: 0

  36. Puttiya Tamilagam: 0

  37. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas): 1

  38. Gorkha National Liberation Front: 0

  39. Independents: 3


Total strength in Lok Sabha: 332