Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

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Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
AbbreviationINDIA
Chairperson Mallikarjun Kharge [1]
Founder
Founded17 July 2023;9 months ago (2023-07-17)
Preceded by United Progressive Alliance
Political position Big tent [lower-alpha 1]
Colours   (Official)
 (Alternative)
ECI StatusNot Required
Alliance 40 Parties
Seats in  Lok Sabha
118 / 543
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
91 / 245
Seats in  State Legislative Assemblies
1,613 / 4,036
Seats in  State Legislative Councils
96 / 423
Number of states and union territories in government
9 / 31

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is a big tent multi party political alliance of 41 political parties in India led by India's largest opposition party the Indian National Congress. [2] The alliance is in opposition to the ruling National Democratic Alliance government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Indian general elections. [3]

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Etymology

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, commonly known by its backronym INDIA. [7] is an opposition front announced by the leaders of 28 parties to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The name was proposed during a meeting in Bengaluru and was unanimously adopted by the 28 participating parties. While some sources attribute the suggestion of the name to Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC), [8] others mention that it was suggested by Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and chief minister of West Bengal. [9]

History

The first Opposition parties' meeting, held in Patna, Bihar, was chaired by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on 23 June 2023, when the proposal for a new alliance was put on the table. The meet was attended by 16 Opposition parties. [10]

The second meeting, was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 17–18 July. It was chaired by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi when the proposal for an alliance was accepted and ten more parties were added to the list. The alliance's name was finalized and given the name Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. At this meeting, it was announced that the third meeting will be held in the city of Mumbai. [11] The third meeting was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 31 August to 1 September. The meeting was hosted by Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray and saw Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and chief ministers of 5 states in attendance. Over the two-day deliberations, the alliance discussed major electoral issues for the upcoming general elections, carved out the coordination committee, and passed a three-point resolution to fight 2024 Indian general elections together 'as far as possible'. [12] [13]

The fourth meeting was held in New Delhi on 19 December. The meeting was primarily held to discuss seat-sharing, joint rallies, and the prime ministerial face and/or convenor of the alliance. The alliance adopted a resolution to ensure maximum use of VVPATs in upcoming elections. "To enhance confidence in elections, VVPAT slips should be directly given to voters to self-verify and place in a separate box, instead of them falling into the main box. Eventually, all VVPAT slips must be 100% counted, ensuring truly free and fair elections," read the resolution passed by the alliance at the meeting. Seat sharing was also to be done by either 31 December 2023 or mid-January 2024. It was also decided that protests will be held across the country on 22 December 2023 against the suspensions of opposition MPs in the Indian Parliament. Some leaders said that the alliance would hold a grand joint rally at Patna on 30 January 2024, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, although this was not officially announced. [14]

The alliance held its 5th meeting virtually with some leaders not attending. [15] Following the meeting, the Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was declared the alliance chairperson. [1] Members also had discussions about seat sharing. [16] Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, was offered the post of national convenor of the alliance which he declined. [17] Kumar went on to join the National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 Bihar political crisis two weeks later. [18]

Campaign

The bloc held its first event together on 22 December 2023, when nationwide protests were launched against the suspensions of opposition MPs in the Indian Parliament. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP President Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury and other leaders held protests against the suspensions of MPs under the banner "Save Democracy" at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. [19] [20]

The bloc's first joint rally was held in Patna, Bihar on 3 March 2024. The rally saw, among others, Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, and senior Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D. Raja. Kharge attacked Kumar for frequently changing alliances and criticised the BJP for not fulfilling its promise of jobs and neglecting the country's poor and the majority. [21]

Member parties

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance comprises a diverse range of political parties from across India. The 41 member parties of the alliance are: [22]

PartyLogo/FlagBasePolitical PositionLeaderRegional AlliancesReference(s)
National Parties
1INC Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress Flag.svg
National Party Centre [26] The Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (cropped).jpg Mallikarjun Kharge [8] [9]
2CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
CPI-M-flag.svg
National Party Left-wing Yechuri 1.JPG Sitaram Yechury [19]
3AAP Aam Aadmi Party
Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg
National Party Centre-left Arvind Kejriwal September 02, 2017 crop.jpg Arvind Kejriwal Maha Vikas Aghadi

United Opposition Forum

[27]
State Parties
5CPI Communist Party of India
CPI-banner.svg
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Manipur Left-wing D. RAJA DSC 0637.resized.JPG Doraisamy Raja SDA (West Bengal), Left Democratic Front [28]
6DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Flag DMK.svg
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu Centre-left Hon CM Photo.jpg M. K. Stalin Secular Progressive Alliance [29] [3]
7JKNC Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg
Jammu and Kashmir Centre Farooq Abdullah addressing at the presentation ceremony of the Cash Prizes to the best performing Regional Rural Banks and Certificates for extending loans for SPV home lighting systems during 2009-10, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Farooq Abdullah People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration [30]
8JMM Jharkhand Mukti Morcha No image available.svg Jharkhand Centre-left The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shri Hemant Soren calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on January 11, 2020 (1) (cropped).jpg Hemant Soren Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) [31]
9NCP(SP) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Flag.jpg
Maharashtra, Kerala Centre The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar addressing at the launch of the Sahana Group's New Marathi Channel "Jai Maharashtra", in Mumbai on April 27, 2013 (cropped).jpg Sharad Pawar Maha Vikas Aghadi [32]
10RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal
RJD Flag.svg
Bihar, Jharkhand Centre-left to left-wing Lalu Prasad Yadav addressing the EEC - 2006 (cropped).jpg Lalu Prasad Yadav Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) [22] [12]
11SHS(UBT) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
SS(UBT) flag.png
Maharashtra Centre-right The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg Uddhav Thackeray Maha Vikas Aghadi [12] [11]
12SP Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party.png
Uttar Pradesh Centre-left to left-wing Akhilesh Yadav CMO.jpg Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Alliance [33] [34]
13AIFB All India Forward Bloc
AIFB Flag 2023.png
West Bengal Left-wing No image available.svg G. Devarajan SDA (West Bengal) [35]
14CPI(ML)L Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
CPIML LIBERATION FLAG.png
Bihar Far-left Dipankar Bhattacharya in 2021.jpg Dipankar Bhattacharya Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) [18]
15RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party
RSP-flag.svg
Kerala Left-wing No image available.svg Manoj Bhattacharya United Democratic Front (Kerala), SDA (West Bengal) [35]
16KC(M) Kerala Congress (M)
Kerala-Congress-flag.svg
Kerala Centre-left Jose K Mani (cropped).jpg Jose K. Mani Left Democratic Front [36]
17VCK Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi banner.png
Tamil Nadu Left-wing Thol Thirumavalavan.jpg Thol. Thirumavalavan Secular Progressive Alliance [37]
18MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MDMK.svg
Tamil Nadu Centre-left Special screeing for Mr. Vaiko (cropped).JPG Vaiko Secular Progressive Alliance [38]
19KC Kerala Congress
Kerala-Congress-flag.svg
Kerala P.J Joseph (cropped).jpg P. J. Joseph United Democratic Front (Kerala) [39]
20IUML Indian Union Muslim League
Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg
Kerala Shaik Mydeen with K. M. Kader Mohideen (cropped).jpg K. M. Kader Mohideen United Democratic Front (Kerala) [40]
21PWPI Peasants and Workers Party of India No image available.svg Maharashtra Centre-left No image available.svg Jayant Prabhakar Patil Maha Vikas Aghadi [41]
22PDP Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
J&K People's Democratic Party.jpg
Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura (cropped).jpg Mehbooba Mufti People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration [42]
23MMK Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
No image available.svg
Tamil Nadu No image available.svg M. H. Jawahirullah Secular Progressive Alliance [43]
24KMDK Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
Kmdkflag.gif
Tamil Nadu E R Eswaran.png E. R. Eswaran Secular Progressive Alliance [44]
25RD Raijor Dal
Raijor Dal.svg
Assam Left-wing Akhil Gogoi in Selenghat, Jorhat 2024.jpg Akhil Gogoi United Opposition Forum [45]
26AJP Assam Jatiya Parishad
AJP FLAG.jpg
Assam Centre-left to left-wing No image available.svg Lurinjyoti Gogoi United Opposition Forum [45]
27AGM Anchalik Gana Morcha
No image available.svg
Assam No image available.svg Ajit Kumar Bhuyan United Opposition Forum [45]
28APHLC All Party Hill Leaders Conference
No image available.svg
Assam No image available.svg Jonas Ingti Kathar(J.I. Kathar) United Opposition Forum [45]
29VBA Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
VBA party.jpg
Maharashtra Balasaheb Ambedkar.jpg Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar Maha Vikas Aghadi [46]
30GFP Goa Forward Party
Goa Forward Party Flag.jpg
Goa No image available.svg Vijai Sardesai [47]
31BGPM Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha
No image available.svg
West Bengal No image available.svg Anit Thapa [48]
32HP Hamro Party
No image available.svg
West Bengal No image available.svg Ajoy Edwards [49]
33RLP Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Logo Rashtriya Loktantrik party.png Rajasthan
Hanuman Beniwal RLP.jpg
Hanuman Beniwal INC+ (Rajasthan) [50] [51]
34MNM Makkal Needhi Maiam
Makkal Needhi Maiam Party Logo.png
Tamil Nadu Centre Kamal Haasan at Promotions of 'Vishwaroop' with Videocon (03).jpg Kamal Haasan Secular Progressive Alliance [52]
35PLPPubancholio Lok Parishad
No image available.svg
Assam No image available.svg Charan Chandra Deka United Opposition Forum
36JDAJatiya Dal Assam
No image available.svg
Assam No image available.svg M.G. Hazarika United Opposition Forum [53]
37ZNP Zoram Nationalist Party
No image available.svg
Mizoram
No image available.svg
H. Lalrinmawia Mizoram Secular Alliance
38MPC Mizoram People's Conference
No image available.svg
Mizoram
No image available.svg
Vanlalruata Mizoram Secular Alliance
39MD Mahan Dal
No image available.svg
Uttar Pradesh
No image available.svg
Kesav Dev Maurya Samajwadi Alliance [54]
40VIP Vikassheel Insaan Party No image available.svg Bihar Mukesh Sahani Pics.jpg Mukesh Sahni Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) [55]
41SGPSamajwadi Ganarajya Party No image available-th.svg Maharashtra No image available-th.svg Kapil Patil (Lok Bharati) Maha Vikas Aghadi [56]
IND Independent INDEPENDENTS
Uncertain
4AITC All India Trinamool Congress [28] [57] [58]
All India Trinamool Congress flag (2).svg
West Bengal, Meghalaya Centre Mamata Banerjee Official Potrait.jpg Mamata Banerjee [35] [28]
38+1 Parties

Organisational structure

Organisational structure of the Alliance
PartyCoordination Committee and Election Strategy CommitteeCampaign CommitteeWorking Group for MediaWorking Group for Social MediaWorking Group for Research
Aam Aadmi Party Raghav Chadha Sanjay Singh Raghav Chadha Raghav Chadha Jasmine Shah
All India Forward Bloc  –G. DevarajanNaren Chatterjee – –
All India Trinamool Congress Abhishek Banerjee TBDTBDTBDTBD
Communist Party of India D. Raja Binoy Viswam Bhalchandran KangoBhalchandran Kango –
Communist Party of India (Marxist) TBDArun KumarPranjalPranjal –
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation  –Ravi RaiSucheta DiV Arun Kumar –
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam T R Baalu Tiruchi Siva Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Dayanidhi Maran A Raja
Indian National Congress K. C. Venugopal Gurdeep Singh Sappal Jairam Ramesh
Pawan Khera		 Supriya Srinate Amitabh Dubey
Indian Union Muslim League  – K. M. Kader Mohideen  – – –
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Omar Abdullah Hasnain Masoodi Tanvir Sadiq Ifra JaImran Nabi Dar
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti Dr Mehboob Beg Mohit Bhan Iltija MehboobaAd. Aditya
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Hemant Soren Champai Soren Supriyo Bhattacharya
Alok Kumar		AvindaniSudivya Kumar Sonu
Kerala Congress (M)  – Jose K. Mani  – – –
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Sharad Pawar P C Chako Jitendra Ahwad  – Vandana Chavan
Rashtriya Janata Dal Tejashwi Yadav Sanjay Yadav Manoj Jha Sumit SharmaProf. Subodh Mehta
Revolutionary Socialist Party  – N. K. Premachandran  – – –
Samajwadi Party Javed Ali Khan Kiranmoy Nanda Ashish Yadav
Rajeev Nigam		Ashish YadavAlok Ranjan
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Sanjay Raut Anil Desai Arvind Sawant  – Priyanka Chaturvedi
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi  – Thirumavalavan  – – –

List of current chief ministers

Ruling Alliances in India.jpg
StatePortraitChief MinisterMinistryDeputy Chief MinisterGoverning parties
Delhi Arvind Kejriwal smiling (cropped).jpg Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) Kejriwal III Vacant AAP
Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh CM.jpg Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC) Sukhu I
Mukesh Agnihotri (cropped).jpg
Mukesh Agnihotri (INC) INC
IND
Jharkhand Champai Soren.jpg Champai Soren (JMM) Soren Vacant JMM
INC
RJD
NCP (SP)
CPI(M-L)L
Karnataka Siddaramaiah at the function to commemorate the serving of 2 billion meals of the Akshaya Patra Foundation in Karnataka (cropped).jpg Siddaramaiah (INC) Siddaramaiah II
DK Shivakumar.jpg
D. K. Shivakumar (INC) INC
IND
Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan.jpg Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M)) Vijayan II Vacant CPI(M)
CPI
KC(M)
JD(S)
NCP (SP)
RJD
KC(B)
C(S)
INL
NSC
JKC
IND
Punjab Bhagwant.jpg Bhagwant Mann (AAP) Mann I AAP
Tamil Nadu Hon CM Photo.jpg M. K. Stalin (DMK) Stalin I DMK
INC
VCK
CPI
CPI(M)
Telangana Shri Anumula Revanth Reddy (cropped).jpg Revanth Reddy (INC) Revanth Reddy I
mllu bhtttti vikrmaark (cropped).jpg
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (INC) INC
CPI
West Bengal Official portrait of Mamata Banerjee.jpg Mamata Banerjee (TMC) Banerjee III Vacant TMC

Strength in parliament

The following is the party-wise strength of I.N.D.I.A. parties in the Parliament of India:

Party Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Presence
INC
51 / 543
29 / 245
 National Party
DMK
20 / 543
10 / 245
 Tamil Nadu
AITC
19 / 543
13 / 245
 West Bengal
SS(UBT)
5 / 543
2 / 245
 Maharashtra
NCP-SP
4 / 543
2 / 245
 Maharashtra
CPI(M)
3 / 543
5 / 245
 National Party
IUML
3 / 543
2 / 245
 Kerala
JKNC
3 / 543
 – Jammu and Kashmir
SP
2 / 543
4 / 245
 Uttar Pradesh
CPI
2 / 543
2 / 245
 Tamil Nadu
RJD
1 / 543
6 / 245
 Bihar
JMM
1 / 543
3 / 245
 Jharkhand
KC(M)
1 / 543
1 / 245
 Kerala
RSP
1 / 543
 – Kerala
VCK
1 / 543
 Tamil Nadu
KMDK
1 / 543
 Tamil Nadu
AAP –
10 / 245
 National Party
MDMK
1 / 245
 Tamil Nadu
IND
1 / 245
 Uttar Pradesh
Total
118 / 543
92 / 245
 –

Strength in legislative assemblies

State/UTTotal SeatsLast ElectionINDIAOverall TallyCM from
Andhra Pradesh 175 2019 INC (4)
4 / 175
 YSRCP
Arunachal Pradesh 60 2024 INC (TBD)
0 / 60
TBD
Assam 126 2021 INC (23)
24 / 126
 BJP
CPI(M) (1)
Bihar 243 2020 RJD (79)
114 / 243
 JD(U)
INC (19)
CPI(ML)L (12)
CPI (2)
CPI(M) (2)
Chhattisgarh 90 2023 INC (35)
35 / 90
 BJP
Delhi 70 2020 AAP (62)
62 / 70
 AAP
Goa 40 2022 INC (3)
6 / 40
 BJP
AAP (2)
Gujarat 182 2022 INC (17)
23 / 182
 BJP
AAP (5)
SP (1)
Haryana 90 2019 INC (17)
30 / 90
 BJP
Himachal Pradesh 68 2022 INC (34)
34 / 68
 INC
Jammu and Kashmir 90NA
Jharkhand 81 2019 JMM (29)
48 / 81
 JMM
INC (17)
RJD (1)
CPI(ML)L (1)
Karnataka 224 2023 INC (136)
136 / 224
 INC
Kerala 140 2021 CPI(M) (61)
137 / 140
 CPI(M)
INC (21)
CPI (17)
IUML (15)
KC(M) (5)
KEC (2)
NCP(SP) (2)
Madhya Pradesh 230 2023 INC (66)
66 / 230
 BJP
Maharashtra 288 2019 INC (45)
85 / 288
 SHS
NCP(SP) (19)
SS(UBT) (17)
SP (2)
CPI(M) (1)
PWPI (1)
Manipur 60 2022 INC (5)
5 / 60
 BJP
Meghalaya 60 2023 AITC (5)
10 / 60
 NPP
INC (5)
Mizoram 40 2023 INC (1)
1 / 40
 ZPM
Nagaland 60 2023 None
0 / 60
 NDPP
Odisha 147 2019 INC (9)
10 / 147
 BJD
CPI(M) (1)
Puducherry 33 2021 DMK (6)
8 / 33
 AINRC
INC (2)
Punjab 117 2022 AAP (92)
110 / 117
 AAP
INC (18)
Rajasthan 200 2023 INC (70)
74 / 200
 BJP
BAP (3)
RLP (1)
Sikkim 32 2024 TBD
0 / 32
TBD
Tamil Nadu 234 2021 DMK (133)
159 / 234
 DMK
INC (18)
VCK (4)
CPI (2)
CPI(M) (2)
Telangana 119 2023 INC (64)
65 / 119
 INC
CPI (1)
Tripura 60 2023 CPI(M) (10)
13 / 60
 BJP
INC (3)
Uttar Pradesh 403 2022 SP (108)
110 / 403
 BJP
INC (2)
Uttarakhand 70 2022 INC (19)
19 / 70
 BJP
West Bengal 294 2021 AITC (221)
221 / 294
 AITC

Electoral history

Candidates in election

2024 general elctions

2024 general election
Seat sharing summary
  Some INDIA member parties decided to contest against the alliance.

Source: [59] [60] [61] [62]

PartiesStates/UTsSeats contested
Indian National Congress Karnataka28330
Madhya Pradesh28
Gujarat24
Andhra Pradesh23
Rajasthan22
1
Odisha19
Maharashtra17
Telangana17
Uttar Pradesh17
Kerala16
West Bengal14
Assam13
Punjab13
Chhattisgarh11
Bihar9
Haryana9
Tamil Nadu9
Jharkhand7
Uttarakhand5
Himachal Pradesh4
Delhi3
Arunachal Pradesh2
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu2
Goa2
Jammu and Kashmir2
Manipur2
Meghalaya2
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1
Chandigarh1
Ladakh1
Lakshadweep1
Mizoram1
Nagaland1
Puducherry1
Sikkim1
Tripura1
Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh62
Communist Party of India (Marxist) West Bengal2353 [63]
Kerala15
Tamil Nadu2
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1
Andhra Pradesh1
Assam1
Bihar1
Jharkhand1
Karnataka1
Maharashtra1
Odisha1
Punjab1
Rajasthan1
Telangana1
Tripura1
All India Trinamool Congress West Bengal42 [64] 48
Assam4 [65]
Meghalaya1 [66]
Uttar Pradesh1 [67]
Communist Party of India Jharkhand8 [68] 27
Uttar Pradesh5 [69]
Kerala4 [70]
Madhya Pradesh2
Tamil Nadu2 [71]
West Bengal2 [72]
Andhra Pradesh1
Assam1
Bihar1
Chhattisgarh1
Maharashtra1
Odisha1
Rashtriya Janata Dal Bihar2324
Jharkhand1
Bharat Adivasi Party Rajasthan523 [73]
1
Madhya Pradesh5
Maharashtra4
Andhra Pradesh2
Gujarat2
Jharkhand2
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1
Aam Aadmi Party Punjab13 [74] 22 [75]
Delhi4
Assam2 [76]
Gujarat2
Haryana1
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tamil Nadu21
Shiv Sena (UBT) Maharashtra21
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Maharashtra1011
Lakshadweep1
All India Forward Bloc Maharashtra39
West Bengal3
Jammu and Kashmir2
Bihar1
Madhya Pradesh1
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand56
Odisha1
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Bihar34
Jharkhand1
Revolutionary Socialist Party West Bengal3 [77] 4
Kerala1 [78]
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Tamil Nadu2 [79] 4
Karnataka1
Kerala1
Indian Union Muslim League Kerala2 [78] 3
Tamil Nadu1 [80]
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Jammu and Kashmir3
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Jammu and Kashmir3
Vikassheel Insaan Party Bihar3 [81]
Assam Jatiya Parishad Assam1 [82]
Kerala Congress Kerala1 [78]
Kerala Congress (M) Kerala1 [70]
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi Tamil Nadu1 [80]
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tamil Nadu1 [79]
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Rajasthan1 [83]
Total680

Ideology and objectives

According to the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the alliance's ideology revolves around the principles of developmentalism, inclusivity, and social justice. By combining their efforts, the member parties aim to protect democratic values, promote welfare and progress, and counter what they perceive as an ideology that threatens the idea of India. [84] It was formed with the objective of defeating the incumbent BJP led NDA in the 2024 Indian general election.

Resolution

The alliance passed a three-point resolution in its Mumbai meeting on 1 September 2023 to collectively contest 2024 Indian General elections. [85]

Timeline

2024

Seat sharing

Assam

AAP declared candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Assam after claiming they were tired of negotiations with Congress for seat sharing. [27]

Delhi

The AAP is likely to fight on 4 seats whereas the Congress may get 3 seats in Delhi. [86] [87]

Punjab

The Congress and AAP declared that they will contest separately in Punjab, in what AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal described as a "mutual agreement" with "no bad blood" between the parties. [88]

Uttar Pradesh

On 21 February 2024, in a joint press conference, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party announced that the Congress will fight in 17 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, leaving the rest for other alliance members. [33] There were also reported to be talks between the Congress and the SP for seat-sharing in Madhya Pradesh, in which the SP may be offered to contest the Khajuraho seat. [34]

West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on 24 January 2024 that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party would run alone in the state's forthcoming general elections. [35] [89] Other members of the alliance will contest as part of there Sanjukta Morcha.

Past members

PartyBase StateLeaderYear of withdrawalNotesReference(s)
Nationalist Congress Party Maharashtra Ajit Pawar 2023The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction) quit but the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) remained a member. [32] [90]
Janata Dal (United) Bihar Nitish Kumar 2024Joined NDA. [91] [92]
Rashtriya Lok Dal Uttar Pradesh Jayant Singh 2024Joined NDA. [93]
Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) Uttar Pradesh Pallavi Patel 2024 [94]

Exits

On 28 January 2024, Nitish Kumar resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar and decided to leave the Mahagathbandhan alliance, a part of the INDIA bloc in Bihar, by expressing dissatisfaction with the functioning of the government. He rejoined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). [95]

The Rashtriya Lok Dal left the bloc to join the BJP-led NDA on 14 January 2024. [96]

See also

Note

  1. ↑ Members consist of far-left to right wing parties.

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