INDIA Mumbai meet highlights: ‘We will hold press conference tomorrow,’ says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray
INDIA Mumbai meet highlights: Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc of 28 non-BJP parties will meet in Mumbai Thursday to plan road map for Lok Sabha election next year.
INDIA Mumbai meet highlights: The third meeting of I.N.D.I.A or Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance has concluded in Mumbai. 28-non Bharatiya Janata Party parties have come together as part of the alliance to defeat the Narendra Modi-led government in the Lok Sabha election next year. The INDIA leaders held earlier meetings in June and July. ...Read More
At the third meeting, many new developments have reportedly taken place, including its potential expansion, as indicated by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar; a discussion on seat sharing strategy, unveiling the group's new common logo among other agendas.
Key highlights from INDIA bloc's Bengaluru meet held in July.
This was the first meeting since Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president and a key INDIA leader, was reinstated as a member of the Parliament earlier this month. He had lost his membership due to his conviction in the Modi surname remark case.
Addressing a press conference in Mumbai ahead of the I.N.D.I.A meeting, Rahul Gandhi referred to news articles by foreign publishers on Adani. "These newspapers affect investment in India and the perception of India in the rest of the world. They are stating that over a billion dollars of money went from India, was circulated in different places and then came back to India”, he said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘Leaders of 28 parties participated in meeting… Discussions were held on key issues…We will hold a press conference tomorrow’ says Anil Deshmukh on Oppn meeting
"Leaders of 28 parties participated in meeting today and discussions were held on several key issues. We will hold a press conference tomorrow… The logo was also supposed to be unveiled but that too is being discussed. There is a meeting once again after breakfast tomorrow...," said NCP leader Anil Deshmukh after the informal meeting of the INDIA alliance.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘When BJP and NDA were trying to find escape routes for Adani, we tried to find a way of salvation for the people of India’: CPI MP Binoy Viswam
"We are advancing a great course of change and the INDIA (alliance) stands for change. When the BJP and NDA were trying to find escape routes for Adani, we tried to find a way of salvation for the people of India," Binoy Viswam said speaking about INDIA alliance meeting in Mumbai on Thursday.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘We will hold a press conference tomorrow,’ says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray
"We will hold a press conference tomorrow," says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray while leaving the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai after the opposition bloc's informal meeting.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Meeting concludes, leaders leave Grand Hyatt hotel
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Sonia Gandhi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leave as INDIA alliance's informal meeting at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai concludes.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: INDIA bloc leaders deliberate in informal setting to set agenda for main meeting
Top leaders of the INDIA bloc began hectic parleys in an informal setting here on Thursday evening to chart out a roadmap to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The INDIA bloc leaders met informally and are understood to have deliberated on fixing the agenda of the formal meeting on Friday when key decisions about the alliance's future strategy would be taken.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘INDIA’ alliance an attempt to rebrand UPA, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday termed the opposition’s ‘INDIA’ alliance as a rebranded version of UPA. “It is UPA only and an attempt to rebrand UPA. PM Modi has rightly described them as 'Ghamandia'. They only want to do dynastic, appeasement politics. Nothing will change by changing the name...,” Chandrasekhar said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Opposition banking on name of their grouping, it's their only refuge, says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday took a dig at the INDIA alliance and said the opposition leaders are just banking on the name of their grouping as it was the only refuge left to them. “It is a 'gazab' (strange) name...INDIA. I think their meeting is going on today. But as everyone knows, it is nothing but ‘naam bade aur darshan chhote’”, he said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Meeting begins
Meeting of the INDIA alliance parties begin in Mumbai.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Fadnavis says INDIA bloc agenda-less; Bawankule calls it ‘pack of animals’
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday called the opposition bloc INDIA an “agenda-less” alliance and said its only aim is to unseat Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule called it a “pack of animals”. As many as 63 representatives from 28 political parties will attend the meeting of the INDIA alliance on Thursday and Friday at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary KC Venugopal and others arrive for the INDIA alliance meeting
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary KC Venugopal, and others arrive for the INDIA alliance meeting in Mumbai. Speaking about the special session of the Parliament Kharge said, "Let them bring it, the fight will continue."
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘This is not a party but a tea party…’ BJP leader Anil Vij on meeting of INDIA alliance
"This is not a party but a tea party. They fight with each other during the day and sit down for tea at night… In Delhi, Kejriwal and Congress are fighting each other. In Punjab, AAP and Congress are fighting each other..." said Vij speaking about the INDIA alliance meeting.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar & Bihar Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha arrive in Mumbai for the meeting of the INDIA alliance.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha arrive in Mumbai for meeting of INDIA alliance. Watch visuals
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Oppn bloc INDIA ready to make country that has 'bent its knee before China' win: Shiv Sena (UBT)
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday said the message from the meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA in Mumbai is that it is ready to make today's India, which has "bent its knee before China", win.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Man who led investigation on Adani is now director of firm owned by the group, says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi on Adani row: The gentleman who conducted SEBI investigation and gave a clean chit to Adani Group is now a director on a media company owned by the same group.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Adani can buy any asset in India, says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government over allegations of stock manipulation by Adani Group and said that Gautam Adani is buying assets of India and is capable doing so multiple times.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘India is G20 host, world leaders will question us on Adani issue’- Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai said that India is soon going to host G20. So,it is our responsibility to protect the country's reputation, he added.
"The reputation of India and India's prime minister is at stake so there should be a thorough investigation," he said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘Whose money in question?’- Rahul Gandhi on Adani row
Rahul Gandhi attcked the Centre on reports of money laundering allegations on Adani Group. “Whose money in question?” he asked.
“Whose money being used to inflate Adani shares? If not Adani whose money?” he said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘Will you declare that you have officially left Hindutva?’ Shinde camp leader questions Uddhav Thackeray
“Will you (Uddhav Thackeray) declare that you have officially left Hindutva? Will you declare that you are supporting Rahul Gandhi to be the next PM of India? I think this meeting is going to be the last move of yours, showing that you have betrayed Maharashtra” said Maharashtra MLC Manisha Kayande on dinner being hosted by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for INDIA Bloc.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: What is the agenda of the meeting?
-The agenda includes unveiling a logo, appointment of coordinators and finalising the formal structure and architecture of the grouping.
-After Friday’s lunch hosted by the Mumbai Congress, some of the decisions are expected to take place. There could also be a discussion on seat sharing, as hinted by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday.
-“Going forward there is a possibility of seat sharing and if there is a unanimity then some people would be given a responsibility to start a dialogue with other parties and study how we could go together,” Pawar said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘When the BJP and NDA are trying to find scapegoats for Adani…’- CPI on alliance
“We are advancing a great course of change and the INDIA (alliance) stands for change. When the BJP and NDA are trying to find scapegoats for Adani, we tried to find a way of salvation for the people of India,” ANI quoted Binoy Viswam, Secretary, CPI National Council as saying.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Public wants a better option, says Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav
“This meeting of INDIA has many meanings. The people themselves want that a right choice should be placed before them,” said Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav.
“The public wants to give a befitting reply to those who destroyed democracy and the Constitution. If we are not united then the public will not forgive.”
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Lalu Yadav at INDIA meet- ‘Duty to fight together to protect unity and democracy of the country’
After arriving at the venue for the meeting, RJD president Lalu Yadav said “INDIA means that we all unite and remove poverty, unemployment and inflation from the country.”
It is our duty to fight together to protect the unity, integrity, constitution and democracy of the country, he added.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Mallikarjun Kharge arrives at the venue of the meeting
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived at the venue of the third INDIA alliance meeting in Mumbai. As many as 63 representatives from 28 political parties will attend the meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on August 31 and September 1 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar leaves for Mumbai for the INDIA alliance meet
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Who will be convenor of the Opposition bloc? Congress leader Ashok Chavan says…
-A decision on who will be convenor of the opposition bloc INDIA will be taken after deliberations during its meetings on Thursday and Friday here, senior Maharashtra Congress leader Ashok Chavan said, reported PTI.
-Chavan, who heads the organising committee of the opposition bloc, said all preparations have been completed for the two-day event, which will start with an informal meeting of representatives of 28 political parties this evening to discuss various items, including the agenda for Friday.
- "The formal deliberations will begin at 10:30am on Friday. The issue of convenor will also come up for discussion in the informal meet as well as tomorrow. All parties will decide on the convenor, many names are there," Chavan said.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Congress supporters' show of enthusiasm and energy to welcome Rahul, Sonia Gandhi at airport. Watch
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi arrive in Mumbai to attend the third meeting of the INDIA alliance. Watch
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Mehbooba Mufti takes at dig at Centre; praises Jawarlal Nehru, Manmohan Singh
“PMs like Jawahar Lal Nehru and Manmohan Singh built institutions such as IITs, IIMs and ISRO because of which Chandryaan 3 has landed on the Moon,” said Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: ‘Every party is projecting their leader as the PM face,’ says BJP Bihar president Samrat Choudhary
"People of 'Ghamandiya' alliance cannot come under one umbrella as every party is projecting their leader as the PM face (of INDIA alliance)," BJP leader Samrat Choudhary told PTI on INDIA alliance meeting.
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: A recap of reactions and preparations ahead of the meet
- Many opposition leaders have arrived at the venue where an informal meeting would take place today.
- Congress party General Secretary KC Venugopal said, "Rahul Gandhi is holding a press conference on this (Adani) issue, he asked in February about ₹20,000 crores, but there was no answer. No investigation is being done, these are illegal transactions but the govt is not taking any action. The question raised by Rahul Gandhi is relevant, PM needs to answer this"
- On the INDIA bloc meeting, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "It's a historic day and a new history is being created today... We will work and will formulate a strategy which will help us to win in 2024..."
- Congress leader Milind Deora hit back at the BJP over its criticism of the INDIA bloc meeting, saying that it was "rattled" as it never expected so many parties from numerous states to come together. "…To strengthen the Constitution of India, that is the main aim for which these parties have come together," the former Union minister said.
INDIA meet LIVE: ‘Our alliance will succeed in defeating the BJP,’ says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
“I am happy that the INDIA alliance is holding meetings consistently. People have faith that our alliance will succeed in defeating the BJP,” said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on INDIA alliance meeting.
INDIA meet LIVE: Leaders including Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha arrive in Mumbai for the meeting
Leaders including Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha arrived in Mumbai on Thursday for the meeting.
INDIA meet LIVE: ‘BJP never expected so many parties to come together…’: Cong's Milind Deora
Congress leader Milind Deora on Thursday hit back at the BJP over its criticism of the INDIA bloc meeting here, saying that it was "rattled" as it never expected so many parties from numerous states to come together. "…To strengthen the Constitution of India, that is the main aim for which these parties have come together," the former Union minister said.
"I think it is expected that the BJP will criticise. So many parties from so many states who BJP never thought would come together, have come together. It has obviously rattled them…" he added.
INDIA meet LIVE: Sitaram Yechuri arrives for the meeting
CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechuri arrived for the meeting on Thursday. At the third meeting of the INDIA alliance, many new developments are expected to take place, including its potential expansion.
Ahead of INDIA meet, Shiv Sena (UBT) terms gathering ‘historic’
On the INDIA bloc meeting, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said Thursday "It's a historic day and a new history is being created today... We will work and will formulate a strategy which will help us to win in 2024..."
– Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar's NCP are INDIA allies in Maharashtra.
Amid INDIA meet, Rahul Gandhi to hold press conference on Adani Group row
INDIA meet Mumbai LIVE: Congress party General Secretary KC Venugopal arrives in Mumbai for the third meeting of the Opposition bloc.
– He says “The top leaders of INDIA alliance are going to have an informal meeting in the evening today to chalk out the agenda of the meeting…”
– He further said "Rahul Gandhi is holding a press conference on this (Adani) issue, he asked in February about ₹20,000 crores, but there was no answer. No investigation is being done, these are illegal transactions but the govt is not taking any action. The question raised by Rahul Gandhi is relevant, PM needs to answer this"
INDIA alliance meeting to begin soon: ‘Primary objective is to defeat BJP’
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: As many as 63 representatives from 28 parties are participating in the meeting being held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
– The agenda includes unveiling a logo, appointment of coordinators and finalising the formal structure and architecture of the grouping.
– The meeting will be followed by a gala dinner hosted by Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray.
– People familiar with the matter said that on Friday, a photo session of all the delegates will be held after which the new logo of the coalition will be unveiled.
INDIA meet LIVE: ‘Ghamandiya Meeting being held in Mumbai’- BJP's attack
INDIA meet Mumbai LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday attacked the I.N.D.I.A alliance, calling it an alliance full of selfishness and compulsion.
– Addressing the press conference, BJP National spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the I.N.D.I.A alliance is only for pretending unity.
– “Today, the GM [Ghamandiya Meeting] is being held in Mumbai. Constituting such alliances is not something new; these people used to make such alliances even before 2014. They make alliances, pretend unity, and then end up fighting badly with each other during elections. This Ghamandiya Gathbandhan is another such move…” Patra said.
– He added, “They have an alliance full of selfishness, it is an alliance of compulsion. CMP...Common Minimum Program is their main agenda. Their aim is to work with minimum programme and earn maximum profit.”
The BJP spokesperson alleged that the “Ghamandiya Alliance” is meeting to overthrow and attack the development works that the BJP government has been running for 9 years.
INDIA leaders start arriving in Mumbai for key Oppn meet
People's Democratic Party chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti arrived at Mumbai Airport on Thursday noon to participate in the INDIA coalition meeting.
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin also reached Mumbai to participate in the INDIA alliance meeting at Hotel Grand Hyatt.
Meanwhile, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were seen at the Delhi airport a while ago. They will also reach Mumbai to attend the key gathering.
INDIA meet Mumbai: ‘Objective of alliance to save nation’- D Raja
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Ahead of the third meeting of the INDIA alliance, CPI General Secretary D Raja on Thursday said that the primary objective of the INDIA alliance is to fight collectively and defeat the BJP in order to save the nation, the Constitution, democracy, secularism, and federalism.
– D Raja said, "The country is in great trouble and is facing multiple crises, and the country has to be liberated from the clutches of the BJP-RSS."
– Adding further, he said that the INDIA alliance is confident that the BJP government will be removed from power in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha election.
– Raja also dismissed the BJP's question on who will be the face of the INDIA alliance, saying that it is a desperate attempt to divert attention from their failures and misdeeds.
INDIA Mumbai meet: UP dy CM Maurya's attack on ‘selfish’ Oppn bloc ahead of meet
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Ahead of INDIA meet in Mumbai, UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said Thursday “This selfish alliance already has six contenders for the PM post so far. I believe people know that the country has achieved many milestones under PM Modi's leadership, and their trust continues to be with him."
INDIA meet Mumbai: ‘Have nothing to do with it…’- Owaisi
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday “I have nothing to do with it", referring to the Opposition's INDIA bloc meet in Mumbai beginning Today.
Owaisi made the remark at Ranchi airport. BSP and SAD have also not shown much interest in being a part of the alliance, which hopes to defeat the Modi government in the next election.
Earlier today, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that SAD has “many options” ahead of the 2024 polls. BSP supremo Mayawati also labelled both INDIA and BJP-led NDA as "anti Dalit" coalitions and said the alliance with either groups was not on cards.
INDIA Mumbai meet: ‘PM will be of INDIA, not Adani’s'- AAP MP Sanjay Singh
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Ahead of key Opposition meet in Mumbai, Aam Aadmi Party Sanjay Singh said Thursday ,"The PM will be of INDIA alliance….not Adani's.
– He said Arvind Kejriwal has joined the INDIA alliance to "save the country from inflation, unemployment and corruption."
– Singh's remarks come a day after AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Wednesday suggested party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's name as the leader of the opposition grouping INDIA.
'As INDIA bloc advances, China will step back…': Uddhav faction leader Sanjay Raut
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Ahead of INDIA bloc's third national level meeting in Mumbai on Thursday, Uddhav faction leader Sanjay Raut said that as the “Opposition's INDIA block will progress, China will begin stepping back from the borders.”
– Raut's remarks comes days after China released its new “standard map” this week, claiming Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as its own territories, to which India strongly objected.
– Two days after China's map row, an investigation by Hindustan Times on Wednesday revealed how the country has ramped up the construction of bunkers and underground facilities in Aksai Chin, satellite images showed.
– Amid the row, various Opposition leaders asked the Centre to introspect whether it will be appropriate to host China's Xi Jinping for the next week G20 Summit to be held in Delhi.
INDIA meet: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut greets CPI leader D Raja on arrival | VIDEO
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut greeted CPI leader D Raja as he arrived at Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai where the INDIA opposition bloc meeting is scheduled to be held today and tomorrow.
– Non-BJP leaders have begun to arrive in Mumbai for the two day key meet of INDIA bloc to chart road map for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
– Leaders of 28 non-BJP parties will join the key gathering.
– Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will host a dinner for the INDIA leaders on Friday evening, following which the event will conclude.
INDIA Mumbai meet updates: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and who else is attending?
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, will attend the INDIA alliance meeting in Mumbai Thursday. Other top leaders attending the conclave are:
– Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar
– West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee
– Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin
– Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
– Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
– Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
– Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav
– Bihar deputy CM Tejashvi Yadav
– Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah
– Samajwadi chief and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav
– Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary D Raja
– CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury among others.
Uddhav faction puts saffron flags outside Mumbai airport ahead of INDIA meet
India Mumbai meet LIVE: Ahead of the third opposition meeting of INDIA bloc, the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday put up saffron flags along with pictures of Uddhav outside the Mumbai airport.
– Santosh Kadam, secretary Bharatiya kamgar sena (UBT), a frontal organisation of the Sena, said, "We have put up the saffron flags at the Mumbai airport. This is our identity".
– "Hindutva is our identity and all the people living in India are Hindus. The rest of the coalition partners will also agree to this," he said.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin leaves from Chennai to attend the INDIA bloc's third meeting in Mumbai
INDIA Mumbai meet: Five developments that happened ahead of key Opposition gathering
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: Ahead of the key Opposition meet in Mumbai on Thursday, here are top five developments and reactions that happened.
1)Lalu Prasad's attack on PM ahead of I.N.D.I.A meet: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the I.N.D.I.A alliance meeting in Mumbai on Friday. "Mumbai mein Narendra Modi ke nareti pe chadhne jaa rahe hain humlog. Narendra Modi ka nareti pakde huye hain hum, hatana hai (We are going to climb on the throat of Narendra Modi. We have caught hold of his throat and we have to remove him," the RJD supremo told reporters in Patna. Read here.
2)Sharad Pawar rules out alliance with Akali Dal: On the eve of INDIA coalition’s two-day meet in the city, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar quelled rumours about any possibility of bringing Samyukta Akali Dal within the fold and also expressed doubts about the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) joining the coalition. Read here.
3)Disquiet as Congress post leaves out Kejriwal: A social media post by the Congress and a comment by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson on the leadership of the INDIA bloc sparked a controversy ahead of the grouping’s meeting in Mumbai from Thursday but the parties moved quickly to douse the row. Read here.
4)Kapil Sibal explains why PM face of I.N.D.I.A bloc won't matter: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the PM candidate of I.N.D.I.A or Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance won't matter as the upcoming 2024 election will be a “Modi versus Modi” battle. Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Sibal said the people know the reality of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government's tall claims and the work done by Modi during his tenure will take the centre stage. Read here.
5)As INDIA meets, BJP-led NDA plans parallel gathering for LS poll prep: As the third meeting of the INDIA coalition is being held in Mumbai, the ruling alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has convened a two-day review meeting for Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra. The meetings of the ruling parties are being held at the same time as the INDIA bloc on Thursday and Friday. Read here.
Ahead of INDIA Mumbai meet, disquiet as Congress post leaves out Kejriwal
INDIA Mumbai meet LIVE: A social media post by the Congress and a comment by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson on the leadership of the INDIA bloc sparked a controversy ahead of the grouping’s meeting in Mumbai from Thursday but the parties moved quickly to douse the row.
– The Congress released a post on Instagram on Wednesday morning that featured senior leader Rahul Gandhi at the centre of a group of Opposition leaders but omitted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
– Hours later, AAP’s chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said she would like to see Kejriwal as the prime ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc.
– But by evening, the row appeared settled. The Congress released a new poster on X, formerly Twitter, that featured all 11 chief ministers who are part of the INDIA bloc – including Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.
