An Empty Seat Was Kept for Trinamool
There were twelve parties present during the meeting. Trinamool was supposed to be the thirteenth party.
There were twelve parties present during the meeting. Trinamool was supposed to be the thirteenth party.
A total of 26 Opposition parties held a meeting in Karanataka capital on Tuesday to flesh out a roadmap for grand Opposition alliance against the BJP-led Nartional Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre in the next Lok Sabha polls.
The 26 parties resolved to “safeguard the idea of India as enshrined in the Constitution”.
All 26 parties at the Opposition conclave in Bengaluru resolved to take on the BJP-led NDA jointly. A 11-member coordination committee to finalise poll strategy for the polls to be announced at the next meeting in Mumbai.
Further, taking to his official Twitter handle at the conclusion of the joint Opposition meet, the Congress leader posted, "Bharat judega, India jitega (Bharat will unite, India will win)."
The Bharatiya Janata Party is holding a meeting of 38 parties of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the national capital on Tuesday.
Opposition parties met in Patna last month, and the next Opposition party meeting is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. Around 24 top leaders of political parties will be attending the meeting.
The opposition meet in Bengaluru is scheduled with the purpose of uniting the opposition to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming general assembly polls in 2024.
Top leaders of at least 24 political parties would attend the second Opposition unity meeting being convened by Congress.
The meeting in Patna attended by more than 15 parties decided that the Opposition parties will put up a joint fight against the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
