Dinner hosted by Congress 26 party leaders arrive; opposition coalition building in Bengaluru and NDA meeting today in Delhi

The Congress has invited the opposition party leaders to dinner before the second meeting of the opposition parties in Bengaluru to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

. The Taj West End Hotel in Bangalore served as the venue for the dinner. Leaders from 26 different parties reportedly took part, according to the Congress party.

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal, Hemant Soren, the chief minister of Jharkhand, and Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, all showed up for the dinner. Following the party split, Sharad Pawar will directly attend the meeting tomorrow.

A meeting of the NDA has also been scheduled by the BJP for July 18 at 4 p.m. in Delhi at the Ashoka Hotel. 38 parties are taking part in this meeting, according to party president JP Nadda.

KC Venugopal, general secretary of the Congress, commented on the NDA meeting by saying, “I am surprised that Modi ji had said in the Rajya Sabha that I alone am heavy on all the opposition.”

Why is he inviting 30 parties to the NDA meeting tomorrow if he is solely responsible for crushing the opposition? At the very least, list the 30 parties’ names. They feel anxious about meeting with us.

The chief ministers of Telangana Chandrasekhar Rao, Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy, the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu, and Odisha Naveen Patnaik have avoided the meeting.

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At the opposition meeting, a variety of topics will be covered, including seat sharing.

According to reports, the opposition meeting beginning tomorrow may discuss the Grand Alliance’s new name, a state-by-state alliance, seat sharing, and a common minimum programme for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The choice of a coordinator will be discussed with all parties for coordination, according to ANI. A discussion regarding the formation of a group of leaders to talk about various topics, such as the Common Minimum Programme, is also anticipated to take place in addition to this.

According to sources, a similar appointment should be made in the new grand alliance by unanimous vote, much like how UPA Chair Sonia Gandhi was chosen following the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. Sources claim that the Congress, which is the biggest party in the opposition, wants to be given the position.

Sonia Gandhi’s name won’t bother any party because she won’t be a candidate for prime minister. It is also being asserted, though, that if there is a disagreement over this position, the Congress might back down.

Some parties also asked Nitish Kumar to form a coalition at the opposition meeting on June 23 in Patna. The situation did not, however, develop further.

Who is the opposition’s leader, Venugopal became irate over this query.

The general secretaries of the Congress, KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Vivek Tankha, and DK Shivakumar, gave a press conference prior to the meeting. Regarding the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the opposition party leaders, Venugopal became irate with reporters.

Manipur has been experiencing violence for 75 days, he claimed. On this, the prime minister says nothing. The administration wants the opposition to keep quiet. There are bigger issues, such as Rahul Gandhi’s eligibility to serve in the Parliament. The nation’s democracy and constitution are in jeopardy. You people don’t question this, do you?

Some leaders are not coming today but will come tomorrow, according to Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, so the meeting will be held in the morning. The meeting will begin at 11 am, and leaders from all parties will address the nation at 4 pm. However, after our meeting in Patna, the prime minister unexpectedly had the NDA in mind. To give the NDA new life, efforts are being made.

At the most recent meeting, 17 opposition parties were present.

Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, called the first meeting, which included representatives from 17 political parties, 24 days prior on June 23 in Patna. To strengthen the opposition clan even more, 8 additional parties have been invited this time.

In the first meeting, Janata Dal United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Trinamool Congress (TMC), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India Marxist CPM, CPI (ML), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference, Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), SP, JMM and NCP had participated.

26 party leaders will unite to form 8 new parties.

To strengthen the opposition clan even more, 8 additional parties have been invited this time. These parties include the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), the All India Forward Bloc, the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), the Kongu Desa Makkal Katchi (KDMK), the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), the Kerala Congress (Joseph), and the Kerala Congress (Mani). KDMK and MDMK, two of these new parties, supported the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Leaders of these 26 parties reached the meeting today

Congress, TMC, CPI, CPM,NCP, JDU, DMK, AAP, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shiv Sena (UTB), RJD, SP, J&K NC, PDP, CPI (ML), RLD, IUML, Kerala Congress, Kerala Congress(M) ), MDMK,VCK, RSP, KMDK, AIFB, Apna Dal (Camerawadi), Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK).

AAP also joined after receiving Congress’s backing for the Delhi Ordinance

Even the arrival of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal had been questioned in the past, but on Sunday, the Congress declared its support for the AAP in opposition to the ordinance that the Centre had filed in Delhi. Kejriwal then discussed going to the meeting.

In fact, Kejriwal had voiced his displeasure at the Congress’ opposition to the central government’s ordinance regarding the transfer-posting of officers in Delhi during the first meeting. He had stated that he would not attend the second meeting if the Congress did not support him.

12 of the 17 parties represented at the Patna meeting are also represented there. The Congress and all 12 parties have backed the AAP in opposition to the Centre’s ordinance. In the Rajya Sabha, opposition has been expressed by all parties.

28 states have BJP in 10, while Congress is in 4.

The BJP currently holds a majority in 10 of the country’s 28 states where it has formed governments. In parallel, Maharashtra has a BJP government led by the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena. Four states, including Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, have a Congress government, and the party has an alliance in another three states.