INDIA bloc resolves to contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls together ‘as far as possible’

The Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA, on Friday resolved to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together “as far as possible” in an attempt to take down the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre.

The INDIA alliance passed the resolution following a two-day meeting of the 28 constituent parties in Mumbai on Friday. The bloc had earlier held meetings in Patna and Bengaluru.

The alliance also announced that it will form a 14-member panel to act as the “highest decision-making body”, reported ANI.

The members of the panel will be the Congress’ KC Venugopal, Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Tejashwi Yadav, Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha, Samajwadi Party’s Javed Ali Khan, Janata Dal (United) leader Lallan Singh, Communist Party of India General Secretary D Raja, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti.

The name of one more member – from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – will be announced later, Rawat said.

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