Tag: INDIA bloc

  • PM Modi’s NITI Aayog Meeting Today: Who’s Attending And Who’s Skipping? |

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair the ninth governing council meeting of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) on Saturday. As the top body of NITI Aayog, the council comprises all state chief ministers, lieutenant governors of union territories, and various union ministers, with Prime Minister serving as the chairman. 

    Several opposition-ruled states are boycotting this year’s NITI Aayog meeting. Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states have confirmed their participation, while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has yet to confirm his attendance.

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend the meeting, where she intends to address her concerns about the Central Government’s ‘step-motherly attitude’ towards opposition-led states in the Union Budget 2024-25. 

    A statement from the Centre said that the meeting will be focused on promoting participatory governance and enhanced collaboration between the central and state governments. 

    Who Will Be Present At The NITI Aayog Meeting? 


    Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath 



    Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde 


    Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai 


    Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu 


    Arunachal deputy chief minister Chowna Mein 


    Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma 


    Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma 


    Rajasthan chief minister Bhjajanlal Sharma 


    Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi 


    Tripura chief minister Manik Saha 


    Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel 

    Who Will Be Absent? 


    Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy


    Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu 


    Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah


    Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin


    Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan 


    Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy


    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann

    According to ANI, the meeting aims to foster participative governance and collaboration between the Centre and State Governments, enhancing the quality of life for both rural and urban populations by strengthening the delivery mechanisms of government interventions. The meeting will also see detailed deliberations on the role of states in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat @2047.

    Attendees will also include Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of States and Union Territories, Union Ministers serving as ex-officio members and special invitees, as well as the Vice Chairman and Members of NITI Aayog.

  • Did INDIA Bloc Offer PM Position To Nitish Kumar? Congress Reacts |

    The Congress party on Saturday responded to the claims of Janta Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi about Nitish Kumar being offered the Prime Minister’s position by the INDIA bloc. “We don’t have any such information,” stated Congress general secretary KC Venugopal in a press conference following the Congress Working Committee’s meeting in Delhi.  

    The JD(U) senior leaders pointed fingers at the coalition for mistreating Nitish Kumar; he alleged that those who previously rejected Nitish Kumar as the INDIA bloc’s national convenor are now proposing to make him Prime Minister. He further said that this is the ‘game of politics’ and the JDU will not run back to the INDI Alliance.  

    With 12 seats in Bihar, Kumar’s JD (U) has become a significant ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to reach the magic number of 272 seats in the Lok Sabha. JD (U) was crucial in the formation of INDIA bloc last year. However, it returned to the NDA in January after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s name was suggested as the potential prime ministerial candidate for the INDIA bloc.  

    On Friday, while supporting the NDA proposal to name Narendra Modi as the leader of the coalition, Kumar expressed his confidence by saying, “Next time when you come, those who have won here and there this time will lose. I am confident about it. They never worked for the nation. They never served the country. The country will progress under your (PM Modi) leadership.”  

    He added that all the pending work in Bihar will be completed. It is very good that all of us have come together, and we will all work together with you (PM Modi). 

  • In Big Setback To INDIA Bloc In Bihar, 3 ‘Mahagathbandhan’ MLAs Join BJP |

    PATNA: The opposition INDIA bloc faced another setback in Bihar as three prominent ‘Mahagathbandhan’ MLAs joined the BJP on Tuesday. In a significant development, Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, along with RJD MLA Sangita Kumari, formally joined the BJP in the presence of top saffron party leaders. The trio later held discussions with Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha.

     

    #WATCH | Patna | Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, and RJD MLA Sangita Kumari who joined the BJP today meet Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha pic.twitter.com/RVwxwOW77G


    — ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2024

     

    Blow To Opposition Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

    This development comes at a crucial juncture, just weeks before the Election Commission announces the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for April-May this year. The opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance, already grappling with the exit of Nitish Kumar last month, now faces internal dissent.

    Congress MLA Siddharth Singh Upset With Party Leadership

    Siddharth Singh, representing the Vikram constituency, is reported to be dissatisfied with the state leadership of the Congress. Notably, during a trust vote, Singh had refused to relocate to Hyderabad along with other Congress MLAs, citing prior commitments in his Bikram constituency.

    Impact On Mahagathbandhan’s Seat-Sharing Formula

    While the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, consisting of Congress, RJD, and Left parties, is working on a seat-sharing formula for the upcoming polls, the departure of these three MLAs is a significant blow. Murari Prasad Gautam, Siddharth Saurav, and Sangita Kumari hail from Chenari, Vikram, and Mohaniya Assembly seats, respectively.

    Congress Faces Internal Rebellion

    This development marks the first sign of rebellion within the Congress party. Siddharth Singh’s decision not to join the other MLAs in Hyderabad earlier and Murari Gautam losing his cabinet berth last month after Nitish Kumar’s exit indicate internal challenges within the Congress party in the state.

    In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA secured a resounding victory with 353 seats, while the UPA managed 91 seats, and other parties won 98. With the political landscape shifting in Bihar, the upcoming polls will be closely watched for their impact on the state’s political dynamics. The departure of these three Mahagathbandhan MLAs is poised to influence the electoral narrative as parties gear up for another round of crucial elections.

  • AAP-Congress Alliance In Delhi Uncertain: ‘Let’s See,’ Says Kejriwal After Blaming Delays |

    New Delhi: The AAP and the Congress were “too late” in their talks over seat sharing in Delhi for Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday, amid reports by sources in both sides that the prospects of an alliance have faced a setback. On Tuesday, Kejriwal had said that talks for seat sharing in the national capital were in “final stages” and a partnership between the two parties would be declared soon. There are seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi currently held by the BJP.

    News agency PTI citing sources in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reported that if the alliance did not materialize with the Congress, the party could announce its candidates in the next few days. When questioned by reporters on the likelihood of alliance with the Congress in Delhi, Kejriwal said, “It is too late, it should have occurred much earlier. Let us see what happens in the next one-two days.”

    Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely said that the party is ready for elections on all the seven constituencies in Delhi. “The committee headed by Mukul Vasnik is constantly talking to the members of the INDIA bloc. It would not be proper for me to comment about that,” he told reporters.

    Sources said despite several rounds of talks between the leaders of two parties, a consensus over number of seats to be fought by them was yet to be reached. Congress sources claimed that the party wanted to fight four of the seven Lok Sabha seats and leave the rest for the AAP.

    “This is justified as in the 2019 polls, the Congress candidates were second on six of the seven seats in Delhi while AAP candidates were on third place except for South Delhi constituency,” said a senior Delhi Congress leader.

    Although AAP leaders remained silent on seat sharing, sources in the party said, “The Aam Aadmi Party wants to fight four seats – North East Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi and North West Delhi.” The AAP earlier said it was holding talks with the INDIA bloc partners for a pact in Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, and Goa. The party has already decided to go alone in Punjab.

    AAP national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak recently said that the party has demanded eight out of 26 Lok Sabha seats from the Congress in Gujarat. He said that the AAP won five seats by polling a total 13 per cent votes in the last Assembly polls in Gujarat and claimed eight Lok Sabha seats in the state for the upcoming polls, while offering remaining 18 to the Congress.

    He had also offered one Lok Sabha seat in Delhi to the Congress saying it did not merit even that based on its previous election track record. The Congress currently does not have any Lok Sabha MP or MLA from Delhi. The AAP has so far unilaterally declared its candidates in two seats each in Gujarat and Assam and one in Goa.

    Pathak had said that if a decision was not soon taken on seat-sharing in Delhi, his party would declare its candidates. The BJP won all the seven seats in Delhi consecutively in 2014 and 2019 elections. Interestingly, the BJP candidates in 2019 polled more votes than the combined tally of Congress and AAP candidates.

  • ‘This Time They Will Be Wiped Out Of Parliament’: Mallikarjun Kharge On BJP’s ‘400 Seats’ Claim |

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday claimed that the Narendra Modi-powered BJP won’t be able to cross 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and it will be wiped out of Parliament. Speaking to reporters in Amethi, Kharge said, “I said – they (BJP) keep saying that they will cross 400 (LS seats), but this time they will be out of Parliament.” The Congress president hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his guarantee is not for the farmers, labourers, Dalits, tribal and backward people of the country.

    Denying any rift with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, Kharge said, ‘”Everything will be alright. He has agreed and our people have agreed too. There is no problem.”  Kharge on Saturday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and described it as a ‘curse’ for the country’s farmers. 

     

    #WATCH | In UP’s Amethi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge says, “I said – they (BJP) are saying that they will cross 400 (LS seats), but this time they will be out of Parliament.” https://t.co/mr3cU5wfmC
    — ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2024

     

    Interestingly, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today made his participation in the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra conditional to a decision on seat sharing, saying that he will be joining it the moment the seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are distributed between the two parties. “Right now talks are going on, lists have come from their side and from ours as well, the moment the seats are distributed and decided, the Samajwadi Party will join Congress’s Nyaya Yatra,” Yadav said speaking to reporters on Monday.

    The Congress president accused the Modi government of treating farmers like enemies. Kharge asserted that only the Congress party can provide farmers with the legal right to a Minimum Support Price (MSP).

    “The Modi government is a curse for the country’s food-providing farmers. Due to the continuous false ‘Modi’s Guarantee’, first 750 farmers lost their lives, and now, yesterday, one farmer lost his life and 3 have lost their eyesight due to rubber bullets. The Modi government has treated farmers like enemies, Only Congress will give them the legal right of MSP!” he said in a post on ‘X’.

    Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his poll promises, Kharge said the former is the chief of all liars as he failed to even fulfil what he had promised during his 2014 poll campaign.

    “I want to ask him what happened to the promises he made during 2014–he never fulfilled those. Modiji jhuton ka sardar hai (PM Modi is the chief of liars),” Kharge said addressing party workers at an event hosted by Maharashtra Congress in Pune.

    The Congress national president said people keep praising PM Modi despite the latter not doing much work in the last 10 years.
    Kharge cautioned that if such a scenario continues, the Constitution will “vanish”.

    “PM Modi keeps lying…you all know what he did in the last ten years. Still, people praise him…if this continues, then there will soon come a day when the Constitution will vanish. We are waging a fight to protect the Constitution and have to keep fighting,” he said.

    Describing Prime Minister Modi as “individualistic,” Kharge alleged that the former does not even take his party’s name while announcing his “guarantees.” “PM Modi keeps on saying that this is Modi ki Guarantee…he never uses his party name. He is very individualistic and full of himself,” the Congress president said.

    Claiming further that the BJP had no role in the country’s freedom struggle, Kharge added, “We are fighting for the country and its founding ideals all over again. The BJP had no role or contribution to our freedom struggle. We fought for the country.”

    Taking a dig at the Congress, PM Modi earlier this month said that even Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge has predicted the return of the NDA government with over 400 seats. 

    PM Modi made this remark during his response to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in Lok Sabha.

    During a session in the Rajya Sabha on February 2, Kharge inadvertently coined what would become a rallying cry for the BJP, stating “Abki Baar, 400 Paar,” which translates to “This time, over 400 seats.”

    “Our third tenure is not far away, a maximum of 100-125 days are left. The entire nation is saying ‘abki baar, 400 paar’. Even Kharge ji said that,” PM Modi said while replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in Lok Sabha.

    He expressed confidence that the BJP would not only secure a third term but also achieve an impressive victory by winning over 370 seats individually and crossing the 400 mark with the support of the NDA bloc. Modi’s remarks were met with laughter, including his own, as he acknowledged Kharge’s statement, suggesting that even the opposition leader seemed to predict the ruling party’s electoral success.

    Modi further criticised the Congress party, implying that they had become comfortable in their role as the opposition and were preparing to occupy the spectators’ gallery in Parliament. He also took a veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party’s alleged nepotism, criticizing the repeated promotion of the same leadership without success.

    PM Modi indirectly referenced Rahul Gandhi by stating that the Congress is on the brink of shutting down its shop, emphasizing that they keep trying to relaunch the same product repeatedly.

  • BJP-RLD Deal: BJP Offers RLD 2 Lok Sabha, 1 Rajya Sabha Seats, Will Jayant Chaudhary Accept It? |

    NEW DELHI: As the political chessboard is laid out for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, alliances are being forged and strategies are being meticulously crafted. In the intricate game of power dynamics in India, the path to the throne invariably traverses through Uttar Pradesh, the state with 80 Lok Sabha seats, a pivotal state that every political party eyes keenly.

    After Bihar and Bengal, the Opposition INDIA alliance is also set to suffer a significant blow in Uttar Pradesh where the rift has reportedly widened between Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). A new friendship appears to be brewing between the RLD and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to sources, seat-sharing talks between RLD president Jayant Chaudhary and top BJP leadership have reached a decisive stage.

    RLD-BJP Talks In Final Stage

    In the latest developments, negotiations between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), led by Jayant Chaudhary, have entered their concluding stages. Sources have revealed that the BJP  has offered the RLD two Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat. However, the RLD is pushing for four Lok Sabha seats in exchange. The BJP’s argument stems from the 2019 elections when the RLD contested only three seats as part of the SP-BSP alliance, including Mathura, Baghpat, and Muzaffarnagar.

    RLD’s Sway In UP’s Jat Belt

    Jayant Chaudhary, the scion of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, finds himself at the heart of these negotiations. While the BJP has continuously accused the RLD of promoting dynastic politics, the RLD holds significant sway in the Jat belt of western Uttar Pradesh. The BJP is seeking to ally with Jayant Chaudhary to counterbalance the influence of Muslim-Jat vote banks and to challenge the Samajwadi Party (SP) led by Akhilesh Yadav.

    Potential Ramifications

    If Jayant Chaudhary aligns with the BJP, it would mark another setback for the Opposition’s grand alliance. However, Akhilesh Yadav remains confident in Jayant’s commitment to the India Alliance, citing his political acumen and understanding. Nevertheless, speculation arises over the existing alliance between Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Chaudhary, particularly concerning seat-sharing agreements. The decision to collaborate with the BJP raises eyebrows, prompting questions about Jayant’s strategic motives.

    The Jat Factor And Political Calculations

    The RLD holds significant influence over 10-12 seats in western Uttar Pradesh, where the Jat community comprises approximately 17% of the population. With their potential sway over 50 assembly seats, Jat voters could potentially tilt the scales in electoral battles.

    In the intricate web of Uttar Pradesh politics, every move is strategic, and every alliance holds the potential to reshape the political landscape. As negotiations unfold and alliances shift, the political future of Uttar Pradesh hangs in the balance.

  • ‘As though executive expects other folks to die in defence of its muddle-headed coverage in Kashmir’: P. Chidambaram 

    So long as the folk of Kashmir really feel alienated and betrayed, peace is not going to go back to the valley, Chidambaram asserted.

    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief P Chidambaram on Friday attacked the Centre over the killing of safety workforce in an come upon in Jammu and Kashmir, pronouncing the ruling status quo does no longer pause for a minute to pay homage to the martyrs as though the federal government expects other folks to die within the defence of its ‘muddle-headed coverage’ in Kashmir.

    4 safety forces workforce, Colonel Manpreet Singh, commanding officer of the nineteen Rashtriya Rifles, Primary Ashish Dhonchak, Deputy Superintendent of Police Humayun Bhat, and a soldier had been killed within the come upon with terrorists within the Gadole forests of Kokernag in Anantnag district on Wednesday morning.

    In a put up on X, previously referred to as Twitter, Chidambaram stated, “On Wednesday, thirteenth September, a Colonel, a Primary, a DSP and a Rifleman had been killed in Kashmir. The ruling status quo, the BJP does no longer pause for a minute to pay homage to the martyrs.”

    On Wednesday, thirteenth September, a Colonel, a Primary, a DSP and a Rifleman had been killed in Kashmir

    The ruling status quo — the BJP — does no longer pause for a minute to pay homage to the martyrs

    It’s as though the federal government expects other folks to die within the defence of its muddle-headed…

    — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 15, 2023

    “It’s as though the federal government expects other folks to die within the defence of its ‘muddle-headed coverage’ in Kashmir,” the previous house minister stated. So long as the folk of Kashmir really feel alienated and betrayed, peace is not going to go back to the valley, Chidambaram asserted.

    A number of INDIA bloc events had slammed the BJP on Thursday for containing ‘celebrations’ to mark the good fortune of the G20 Summit at the day safety workforce had been killed by way of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • INDIA bloc to boycott information anchors who unfold communal divide; to get a hold of listing

    Through On-line Table

    The primary assembly of the coordination committee of the INDIA grouping, which used to be held on the place of dwelling of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, in Delhi has determined to get a hold of a listing of anchors and information channels, which the leaders of the opposition events will boycott amid allegations of bias, mentioned Congress Common Secretary KC Venugopal.

    Venugopal additionally published that the coordination committee approved the sub-group on media to make a decision upon the names of the anchors.

    AAP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, who used to be chatting with the media after the meet, mentioned,  “There are some anchors who behavior provocative debates. We will make a listing of them and INDIA alliance companions will prevent going to their displays.”

    #WATCH | AAP MP Raghav Chadha on INDIA bloc Coordination Committee assembly

    “It’s been determined that member events will get started the method for seat-sharing and take a choice on it quickly; a joint public rally can be held in Bhopal. It used to be additionally determined that the problem of caste… %.twitter.com/smktxqoDBA

    — ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2023

    INDIA bloc determined to carry their first joint public assembly in Bhopal in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh within the first week of October and mentioned the constituent events will get started seat-sharing talks on the earliest.

    READ HERE | INDIA bloc pushes for caste census after first coordination panel meet

    The primary assembly of the coordination committee of the INDIA grouping, which used to be held on the place of dwelling of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, in Delhi has determined to get a hold of a listing of anchors and information channels, which the leaders of the opposition events will boycott amid allegations of bias, mentioned Congress Common Secretary KC Venugopal.

    Venugopal additionally published that the coordination committee approved the sub-group on media to make a decision upon the names of the anchors.

    AAP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, who used to be chatting with the media after the meet, mentioned,  “There are some anchors who behavior provocative debates. We will make a listing of them and INDIA alliance companions will prevent going to their displays.”googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    #WATCH | AAP MP Raghav Chadha on INDIA bloc Coordination Committee assembly
    “It’s been determined that member events will get started the method for seat-sharing and take a choice on it quickly; a joint public rally can be held in Bhopal. It used to be additionally determined that the problem of caste… %.twitter.com/smktxqoDBA

    — ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2023

    INDIA bloc determined to carry their first joint public assembly in Bhopal in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh within the first week of October and mentioned the constituent events will get started seat-sharing talks on the earliest.

    READ HERE | INDIA bloc pushes for caste census after first coordination panel meet

  • Seat sharing, ballot technique on desk at INDIA bloc’s’s first Coordination Committee meet

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Negotiations at the seat-sharing system and evolving a wide outlay of marketing campaign technique forward of the Lok Sabha elections will likely be prime at the schedule of the primary assembly of the opposition INDIA bloc’s Coordination Committee on Wednesday.

    The assembly of the 14-member all-important panel of the opposition will happen on the place of dwelling of NCP chief Sharad Pawar right here on September 13 night time.

    Resources stated that leaders of a number of opposition events have sought an early seat-sharing system to be labored out to be sure that a joint candidate is publish from the opposition aspect towards the BJP applicants in Lok Sabha seats.

    Alternatively, a number of leaders stated that the events must “shed their egos” and “vested pursuits” in arriving at this kind of system.

    Whilst no determination has been taken at the standards, it’s more likely to be in keeping with the efficiency of events on a selected seat in fresh polls.

    A supply acutely aware of the main points stated the problem of seat sharing will likely be addressed, despite the fact that it might not be finalised in Wednesday’s assembly.

    The leaders may also lay a wide outlay of the election marketing campaign for taking at the BJP, the assets stated.

    Forward of the assembly, panel member Raghav Chadha stated it’s going to have discussions on problems like attaining out to other people, making plans joint rallies and understanding door-to-door campaigns, which will likely be other for every state.

    “Each political birthday party must sacrifice 3 issues to make this alliance a success – ambition (‘mahatvakanksha), distinction of opinion (mathbhed) and manbhed,” Chadha stated.

    The coordination cum election technique committee of the opposition’s INDIA bloc has 14 individuals – Okay C Venugopal (Congress), T R Baalu (DMK), Hemant Soren (JMM), Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena-UBT), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Raghav Chadha (AAP), Javed Ali Khan (SP), Lalan Singh (JD-U), D Raja (CPI), Omar Abdullah (Nationwide Convention), Mehbooba Mufti (PDP), Abhishek Banerjee (TMC), and a member from CPI-M.

    Abhishek Banerjee, who was once summoned by means of the Enforcement Directorate to look earlier than it at the similar day, won’t attend the assembly.

    The CPI-M has no longer but nominated any member to the committee and will likely be absent on the assembly as smartly.

    Birthday celebration assets stated a choice on who will constitute CPI-M will likely be taken at its Polit Bureau assembly scheduled on September 16-17.

    On the first assembly of the Opposition bloc in Patna in June, it was once made up our minds that the most powerful candidate from every seat could be picked up for the Lok Sabha polls.

    The solution issued on September 1, after the 3rd assembly of the bloc, stated the events would contest polls in combination “so far as conceivable”, and that seat sharing in preparations in several states could be “initiated in an instant” and concluded “on the earliest”.

    Consistent with opposition leaders, whilst states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Bihar are taken care of, others like Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal usually are difficult.

    The assembly may also center of attention on finalising campaigns and rallies to be held within the coming days.

    Leaders may also have a look at the choices taken in conferences of the other sub-groups just like the marketing campaign committee, operating staff on media, analysis and social media sub-groups.

    “A last form will likely be given to the schedule together with what will be the programmes and the place the marketing campaign will likely be held.

    It’ll all be deliberated upon,” a supply stated.

    Over two dozen opposition events have shaped the Indian Nationwide Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to take at the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance unitedly within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    NEW DELHI: Negotiations at the seat-sharing system and evolving a wide outlay of marketing campaign technique forward of the Lok Sabha elections will likely be prime at the schedule of the primary assembly of the opposition INDIA bloc’s Coordination Committee on Wednesday.

    The assembly of the 14-member all-important panel of the opposition will happen on the place of dwelling of NCP chief Sharad Pawar right here on September 13 night time.

    Resources stated that leaders of a number of opposition events have sought an early seat-sharing system to be labored out to be sure that a joint candidate is publish from the opposition aspect towards the BJP applicants in Lok Sabha seats.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Alternatively, a number of leaders stated that the events must “shed their egos” and “vested pursuits” in arriving at this kind of system.

    Whilst no determination has been taken at the standards, it’s more likely to be in keeping with the efficiency of events on a selected seat in fresh polls.

    A supply acutely aware of the main points stated the problem of seat sharing will likely be addressed, despite the fact that it might not be finalised in Wednesday’s assembly.

    The leaders may also lay a wide outlay of the election marketing campaign for taking at the BJP, the assets stated.

    Forward of the assembly, panel member Raghav Chadha stated it’s going to have discussions on problems like attaining out to other people, making plans joint rallies and understanding door-to-door campaigns, which will likely be other for every state.

    “Each political birthday party must sacrifice 3 issues to make this alliance a success – ambition (‘mahatvakanksha), distinction of opinion (mathbhed) and manbhed,” Chadha stated.

    The coordination cum election technique committee of the opposition’s INDIA bloc has 14 individuals – Okay C Venugopal (Congress), T R Baalu (DMK), Hemant Soren (JMM), Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena-UBT), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Raghav Chadha (AAP), Javed Ali Khan (SP), Lalan Singh (JD-U), D Raja (CPI), Omar Abdullah (Nationwide Convention), Mehbooba Mufti (PDP), Abhishek Banerjee (TMC), and a member from CPI-M.

    Abhishek Banerjee, who was once summoned by means of the Enforcement Directorate to look earlier than it at the similar day, won’t attend the assembly.

    The CPI-M has no longer but nominated any member to the committee and will likely be absent on the assembly as smartly.

    Birthday celebration assets stated a choice on who will constitute CPI-M will likely be taken at its Polit Bureau assembly scheduled on September 16-17.

    On the first assembly of the Opposition bloc in Patna in June, it was once made up our minds that the most powerful candidate from every seat could be picked up for the Lok Sabha polls.

    The solution issued on September 1, after the 3rd assembly of the bloc, stated the events would contest polls in combination “so far as conceivable”, and that seat sharing in preparations in several states could be “initiated in an instant” and concluded “on the earliest”.

    Consistent with opposition leaders, whilst states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Bihar are taken care of, others like Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal usually are difficult.

    The assembly may also center of attention on finalising campaigns and rallies to be held within the coming days.

    Leaders may also have a look at the choices taken in conferences of the other sub-groups just like the marketing campaign committee, operating staff on media, analysis and social media sub-groups.

    “A last form will likely be given to the schedule together with what will be the programmes and the place the marketing campaign will likely be held.

    It’ll all be deliberated upon,” a supply stated.

    Over two dozen opposition events have shaped the Indian Nationwide Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to take at the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance unitedly within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.