Opposition alliance vs BJP for 2024 named 'I.N.D.I.A'; here's what it means

The Opposition alliance of 26 parties has named the mega opposition front as I-N-D-I-A. This decision was made in the big opposition meeting being held in Bengaluru on Tuesday, July 18. The acronym I-N-D-I-A would mean Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance.  

The new front, I-N-D-I-A, will take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Indicating that such a name is being considered, Congress Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore said on Twitter, "INDIA will win." "Chak De! INDIA," tweeted Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien even as the meeting was underway.

The first day of the meeting saw informal discussions followed by a dinner meeting. All political parties were asked at the dinner meeting on Monday night to suggest names for the alliance. Sonia Gandhi was the chairperson of UPA 1 and 2, which remained in government from 2004 to 2014. 

Top opposition leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, chief ministers of West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, and former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra along with party presidents and leaders of several parties were present at the meeting on Tuesday.

(With inputs from PTI)

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