INDIA bloc to hold third meeting, logo and 2024 campaign strategy on agenda

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or INDIA, the newly formed coalition of opposition parties will hold a crucial meeting in Mumbai on Thursday.

As many as 63 representatives from 28 political parties will attend the meeting on August 31 and September 1 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai.

The alliance leaders are getting together for a third round of talks to chalk out their common campaign strategy to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The alliance is expected to announce a coordination committee, which could be of 11 members from principal opposition parties, and unveil a logo for the bloc.

The opposition alliance is also likely to hold discussions on whether to have a convenor or not.

Several chief ministers and senior leaders including Mamata Banerjee and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad have already arrived, besides former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, while Akhilesh Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, M K Stalin, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann would arrive on Thursday.

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will also land in Mumbai on Thursday, after which they will attend a dinner hosted by Uddhav Thackeray.

(with PTI inputs)

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