INDIA Bloc virtual meeting begins

Quite a few contentious issues including seat sharing and others would feature in the meeting as a build up to the Lok Sabha elections. Apart from seat sharing, the name of the convener of the alliance, the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and participation of alliance partners in the Yatra are likely to come up too.

New Delhi:The Saturday cynosure has begun - with an eye on stitching a formidable opposition to the Narendra Modi-dispensation in the Lok Sabha polls, the INDIA alliance partners have started their all-important virtual meeting where the contentious issue of seat sharing will be dwelled upon.

Apart from seat sharing, participation in Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and other matters related to the alliance are slated to be discussed in the meeting.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar attended the meeting of INDIA bloc leaders via video conferencing in Mumbai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin and party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi also are part of the meeting via video conferencing in Chennai.

Earlier, there was a meeting of Congress and Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Friday evening regarding seat sharing.

The meeting lasted for about two hours at Mukul Wasnik's house, and the leaders of both parties described the meeting as a positive move, as per sources.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday informed that the meeting will also discuss the participation of the alliance parties in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which is set to begin on January 14 in Manipur.

INDIA or 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance' is a group of opposition parties, including the Congress. The parties have come together to take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and prevent it from winning a third straight term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections draw near, India's political landscape is undergoing a significant reshuffling. The emerging INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) consortium is gearing up to challenge the established National Democratic Alliance, setting the stage for an electoral showdown. (With ANI inputs)

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