Logo, Coordination Panel, Social Media Strategy: What Will Dominate INDIA Bloc's Mumbai Meet Agenda

The election of the INDIA convener is not on the agenda of the third meeting of the "united" Opposition. The focus will be on the members of the coordination panel and the new logo of the bloc.

The third meeting of the INDIA bloc is going to be crucial as it will decide the direction of the "united Opposition alliance". Ahead of Friday's meeting, the BJP jibed at the Opposition, saying that the INDIA bloc did not have a common ideology and leader and the constituent leaders were just "lost souls" looking for a way to escape corruption investigation. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the partners in INDIA should stop fighting among themselves before they challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Opposition leaders have already started arriving in Mumbai for the meeting. On Thursday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray hosted a dinner on behalf of the MVA alliance in Maharashtra. The formal meeting will be held on Friday.

As the Opposition gears up for the third meeting in Mumbai, here's the probable agenda for the event:

• At least 62 leaders from 27 parties are expected to attend the meeting. The second meeting of the INDIA bloc in Bengaluru was attended by 26 parties.
  
  


• The coordination committee will be elected at this meeting. This panel will streamline the working of the alliance across India. The committee will decide the national agenda, common campaign issues, and common programme outlines.
  
  


• A logo of the group will also be unveiled at the third meeting of the Opposition. According to sources, the Trinamool Congress had a significant role to play in the design of the logo. Sources said the logo will reflect the nation's identity and diversity.
  
  


• The Opposition will also decide on a research department and Secretariat for election management. 
  
  


• The Opposition will also decide on a media coordination team and a social media team to strategise and disseminate information ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024. The INDIA bloc will also appoint 5-10 spokespersons for the Opposition alliance.
  
  


• The election of convener/coordinator is not on Friday's agenda. However, if some leaders raise the issue, the convener/coordinator may also be elected by the end of Friday.

Here's who will be attending the 'united' Opposition's meeting in Mumbai:

1) HOST : Shivsena UBT
1 Uddhav Thackeray
2 Aaditya Thackeray
3 Sanjay Raut

2) Indian National Congress
4 Sonia Gandhi
5 Rahul Gandhi
6 Mallikarjun Kharge
7 K.C Venugopal

3) All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)
8 Mamata Banerjee
9 Derek O'Brien
10 Abhishek Banerjee

4) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
11 M.K Stalin
12 T.R Baalu

5) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
13 Arvind Kejriwal
14 Bhagwat Mann
15 Sanjay Singh
16 Raghav Chadha

6) Janata Dal (United)
17 Nitish Kumar
18 Lalan Singh
19 Sanjay Kumar Jha

7) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
20 Lalu Prasad Yadav
21 Tejaswi Yadav
22 Manoj Jha
23 Sanjay Yadav

8) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
24 Hemant Soren
25 Abhishek Prasad
26 Sunil Kumar Shrivastwa

9) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
27 Sharad Pawar
28 Supriya Sule
29 Jayant Patil

10) Samajwadi Party (SP)
30 Akhilesh Yadav
31 Ramgopal Yadav
32 Kiranmoy Nanda
33 Abu Azmi

11) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
34 Jayant Singh Chaudhary
35 Shahid Siddiqui

12) Apna Dal (Kamerwadi)
36 Krishna Patel
37 Pankaj Niranjan

13) Jammu And Kashmir National Conference (NC)
38 Farooq Abdullah
39 Omar Abdullah

14) People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
40 Mehbooba Mufti
41 Iltija Mufti

15) Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
42 Sitaram Yechury
43 Ashok Dhawale

16) Communist Party Of India (CPI)
44 D.Raja
45 Binoy Visvam
46 Bhalchandra Kango

17) Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
47 Manoj Bhattacharya

18) All India Forward Block
48 G. Devarajan

19) Marumalarchi Dravia Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
49 Vaiko MP

20) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK)
50 Thol. Thirumaavalavan
51 M.Dayalan
52 Dr. D. Ravikumar

21) Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KMDK)
53 Eswaran Ramasamy

22) Communist Party Of India (Marxist – Leninist) Liberation
54 Dipankar Bhattacharaya
55 V. Arun Kumar

23) Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK)
56 M.H.Jawahirullah

24) Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
57 Kader Mohideen
58 P.K Kunhalikutty
59 Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal

25) Kerala Congress (M)
60 Jose K Mani

26) Kerala Congress - J
61 P.C. Thomas

27) Peasants and Workers Party Of India
62 Jayant Patil