Who Are The 38 Parties Attending NDA Meeting? Full List Of Old And New Constituents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the allies, said “NDA stands for 'New India', 'Developed Nation', and 'Aspirations of People'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by NDA leaders before the meeting of the National Democratic Alliance

The 2024 poll bugle was sounded on Tuesday after like-minded Opposition parties came up with a new name for their alliance while the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance held its first meeting in view of the upcoming general elections. While 26 Opposition parties came together in Karnataka’s Bengaluru to form Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), the NDA held a meeting with 38 of its members with some old and new constituents. 

Furthering the acronym game, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the allies, said “NDA stands for 'New India', 'Developed Nation', and 'Aspirations of People'. Today, the poor, middle class, youth, women, tribals all trust NDA."

Among the existing constituents of NDA are Bharatiya Janata Party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Pattali Makkal Katchi, Apna Dal (Sonelal), Asom Gana Parishad, All Jharkhand Students Union. 

Following the political crisis in Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, the Shinde faction and Ajit Pawar faction respectively were present in today’s NDA meeting. Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustan Awam Morcha and Pashupati Kumar Paras’s Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party were also in attendance. 

Notably, many regional parties from the north east like Naga People's Front, Mizo National Front, Kuki People's Alliance (Manipur), Hill State People's Democratic Party are now part of the incumbent alliance. 

Here is a full list of NDA constituents.

1. Bharatiya Janata Party
2. Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) 
3. Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction)
4. Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (Pashupati Kumar Paras faction)
5. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6. Apna Dal (Sonelal) 
7. National People's Party
8. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (Neiphiu Rio)
9. All Jharkhand Students Union
10. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
11. Mizo National Front
12. Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
13. Naga People's Front
14. Republican Party of India (Athawale)
15. Asom Gana Parishad
16. Pattali Makkal Katchi
17. Tamil Maanila Congress
18. United Peoples Party Liberal
19. Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (Om Prakash Rajbhar)
20. Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukta)
21. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 
22. Jannayak Janta Party
23. Prahar Janshakti Party
24. Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
25. Jan Surajya Shakti Party
26. Kuki People's Alliance (Manipur) 
27. United Democratic Party
28. Hill State People's Democratic Party
29. Nishad Party
30. All India N R Congress
31. Hindustan Awam Morcha
32. Jan Sena Party
33. Haryana Lokhit Party
34. Bharat Dharma Jan Sena
35. Kerala Kamaraj Congress
36. Puttiya Tamilagam
37. Lok Janshakti Party
38. Gorkha National Liberation Front