The dates for the third meeting of the INDIA alliance, a new opposition bloc, have been announced. The third meeting of the INDIA will take place in Mumbai from August 31 to September 1. The new name of the opposition bloc — INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) — comprising 26 parties was announced at a meeting in Bengaluru on July 17-18 to take on the ruling NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The first meeting of the opposition parties was held in Patna. It was after the second meeting, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said a committee comprising 11 members for coordination purposes among the opposition parties is to be formed and a convenor will be announced during the third planned meeting in Mumbai.
Earlier, ABP Live, citing sources, reported that Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is likely to be appointed as the convenor of the 11-member coordination team for the newly formed alliance of 26 opposition parties.
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After the second meeting of the Opposition parties in Bengaluru, the INDIA bloc has presented a united front in the ongoing Monsoon session of the Parliament. They have trying to corner the Centre over key issues like the Manipur Violence and the viral naked women parade video. While on the contentious Bills like the passage of the Delhi services bill, officially known as The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, opposition MPs staged a walkout as a protest.
What looked like a retaliation, BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of meetings with NDA leaders, right after the opposition Bengaluru meet. During one of those meetings, Modi said the opposition alliance might have changed its name from UPA to INDIA but it will not be able to wash off its "sins of corruption and misgovernance".