New Parliament inauguration: List of parties attending, boycotting the event

Amid boycott calls by over 19 parties, some have decided to join the inauguration event of the new Parliament on Sunday while others are yet to finalise.

Published on: May 24, 2023, 16:22:37 IST

By Yagya Sharma

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As the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scheduled to be held on Sunday has sparked a row, several political parties have announced their decision to either boycott or join the historic event. Nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress and Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, on Wednesday issued a joint statement announcing the boycott and called the inauguration a “grave insult” and "direct assault" on democracy.

An aerial view of the New Parliament. (ANI)

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Parties attending the event

1. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)

2. Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)

3. Telugu Desam Party (TDP)

4. Biju Janata Dal (BJD)

Parties likely to join the event

1. Shiv Sena (Shinde faction)

2. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

3. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

4. Republican Party of India (RPI)

5. Lok Janshakti Party (LJP-Ram Vilas)

Parties boycotting the inauguration

1. Indian National Congress (INC)

2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

3. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

4. Shiv Sena (UBT)

5. Samajwadi Party (SP)

6. Communist Party of India

7. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

8. Kerala Congress (Mani)

9. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

10. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)

11. Trinamool Congress (TMC)

12. Janata Dal (United)

13. Nationalist Congress Party

14. Communist Party of India (Marxist)

15. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

16. Indian Union Muslim League

17. National Conference

18. Revolutionary Socialist Party

19. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Parties yet to decide

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS): The BRS MPs will take a call tomorrow (Thursday) on attending the inauguration ceremony, ANI reported.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM): “Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not inaugurate this. If Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will not inaugurate the new Parliament building, then we (AIMIM) will not attend the ceremony, ” said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

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