Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Abbreviation	I.N.D.I.A.
Founded	18 July 2023
Preceded by	United Progressive Alliance
Political position	Big tent[lower-alpha 1]
Colours	(Official); (Alternative)
Alliance	28 Parties
Seats in Lok Sabha	142 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	98 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	1,708 / 4,036
Seats in State Legislative Councils	120 / 423
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (abbr I.N.D.I.A; IAST: Bhāratīya Rāṣhṭrīya Vikāsātmaka Samāveśhī Gaṭhabandhan) is a big tent political alliance of 28 political parties in India led by the Indian National Congress.[1] The primary objective of the alliance is to take down the ruling National Democratic Alliance government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Indian general elections.[2]

Etymology

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, commonly known by its backronym I.N.D.I.A.,[6] 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),[7] others mention that it was suggested by Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and chief minister of West Bengal.[8]

History

1st Meeting: Patna, Bihar: Coordination for unity

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.[9]

2nd Meeting: Bengaluru, Karnataka: Formal formation

The second Opposition parties meeting, held in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 17 & 18 July 2023.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.[10]

3rd Meeting: Mumbai, Maharashtra: Preliminary plans

The third Opposition parties meeting was held in the city of Mumbai from 31 August to 1 September 2023. 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'.[11][12]

Organisational Structure

	Coordination Committee and Election Strategy Committee	Campaign Committee	Working Group for Media	Working Group for Social Media	Working Group for Research
Aam Aadmi Party	Raghav Chadha	Sanjay Singh	Raghav Chadha	Raghav Chadha	Jasmine Shah
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	TBD	Arun Kumar	Pranjal	Pranjal	–
Indian National Congress	K. C. Venugopal	Gurdeep Singh Sappal	Jairam Ramesh Pawan Khera	Supriya Srinate	Amitabh Dubey
All India Trinamool Congress	Abhishek Banerjee	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Communist Party of India	D. Raja	Binoy Viswam	Bhalchandran Kango	Bhalchandran Kango	–
Janata Dal (United)	Lalan Singh	Sanjay Jha	Rajiv Ranjan	–	K. C. Tyagi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	T R Baalu	Tiruchi Siva	Kanimozhi Karunanidhi	Dayanidhi Maran	A Raja
Nationalist Congress Party	Sharad Pawar	P C Chako	Jitendra Ahwad	–	Vandana Chavan
Rashtriya Janata Dal	Tejashwi Yadav	Sanjay Yadav	Manoj Jha	Sumit Sharma	Prof. Subodh Mehta
All India Forward Bloc	–	G. Devarajan	Naren Chatterjee	–	–
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation	–	Ravi Rai	Sucheta Di	V Arun Kumar	–
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	Omar Abdullah	Hasnain Masoodi	Tanvir Sadiq	Ifra Ja	Imran Nabi Dar
Indian Union Muslim League	–	K. M. Kader Mohideen	–	–	–
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party	Mehbooba Mufti	Dr Mehboob Beg	Mohit Bhan	Iltija Mehbooba	Ad. Aditya
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	Hemant Soren	Champai Soren	Supriyo Bhattacharya Alok Kumar	Avindani	Sudivya Kumar Sonu
Kerala Congress (M)	–	Jose K. Mani	–	–	–
Rashtriya Lok Dal	–	Shahid Siddiqui	Prashant Kanojia	Rohit Jhakhad	–
Revolutionary Socialist Party	–	N. K. Premachandran	–	–	–
Samajwadi Party	Javed Ali Khan	Kiranmoy Nanda	Ashish Yadav Rajeev Nigam	Ashish Yadav	Alok Ranjan
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)	Sanjay Raut	Anil Desai	Arvind Sawant	–	Priyanka Chaturvedi
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	–	Thirumavalavan	–	–	–

Member parties

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance comprises a diverse range of political parties from across India. The 27 member parties of the alliance are:[13]

		Political Position	Leader	Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha	Base
INC	Indian National Congress	Centre to centre-left	Mallikarjun Kharge Mallikarjun Kharge	50 / 543	31 / 245	National Party
DMK	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Centre-left	M. K. Stalin	24 / 543	10 / 245	Tamil Nadu, Puduchery
AITC	All India Trinamool Congress	Centre to centre-left	Mamata Banerjee	23 / 543	13 / 245	West Bengal, Meghalaya ,Tripura
JD(U)	Janata Dal (United)	Centre-left	Nitish Kumar	16 / 543	5 / 245	Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur
SS(UBT)	Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)	Centre-right	Uddhav Thackeray	6 / 543	3 / 245	Maharashtra
NCP	Nationalist Congress Party	Centre	Sharad Pawar	4 / 543	3 / 245	Maharashtra, Nagaland
CPI(M)	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Left-wing	Sitaram Yechury	3 / 543	5 / 245	National Party
SP	Samajwadi Party	Left-wing	Akhilesh Yadav	3 / 543	3 / 245	Uttar Pradesh
IUML	Indian Union Muslim League	Centre-right	K. M. Kader Mohideen	3 / 543	1 / 245	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
JKNC	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference		Farooq Abdullah	3 / 543	–	Jammu and Kashmir
CPI	Communist Party of India	Left-wing	Doraisamy Raja	2 / 543	2 / 245	Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Manipur
AAP	Aam Aadmi Party	Centre	Arvind Kejriwal	1 / 543	10 / 245	National Party
JMM	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		Hemant Soren	1 / 543	2 / 245	Jharkhand
KC(M)	Kerala Congress (M)		Jose K. Mani	1 / 543	1 / 245	Kerala
RSP	Revolutionary Socialist Party	Far-left	Manoj Bhattacharya	1 / 543	–	Kerala
VCK	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	Syncretic	Thol. Thirumavalavan	1 / 543	–	Tamil Nadu
RJD	Rashtriya Janata Dal	Centre-left	Lalu Prasad Yadav	–	6 / 245	Bihar, Jharkhand
RLD	Rashtriya Lok Dal		Jayant Singh		1 / 245	Uttar Pradesh
MDMK	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Centre-left	Vaiko		1 / 245	Tamil Nadu
CPI(ML)L	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation	Far-left	Dipankar Bhattacharya		–	Bihar
KC	Kerala Congress		P. J. Joseph			Kerala
AD(K)	Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)		Krishna Patel			Uttar Pradesh
AIFB	All India Forward Bloc	Left-wing	G. Devarajan			West Bengal
PDP	Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party		Mehbooba Mufti			Jammu and Kashmir
MMK	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi		M. H. Jawahirullah			Tamil Nadu
KMDK	Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi		E. R. Eswaran			Tamil Nadu
PWPI	Peasants and Workers Party of India	Left-wing	Jayant Prabhakar Patil			Maharashtra

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.[14] 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.[15]

We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections together as far as possible. Seat-sharing arrangements in different states will be initiated immediately and concluded at the earliest in a collaborative spirit of give-and-take.

We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to organize public rallies at the earliest in different parts of the country on issues of public concern and importance.

We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to coordinate our respective communications and media strategies and campaigns with the theme Judega BHARAT, Jeetega INDIA in different languages.

Note

Member parties consist of centre-right to far-left politics

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[1] Member parties consist of centre-right to far-left politics

[2] "Opposition names alliance INDIA in run-up to 2024 elections". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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