United Opposition (India)

The United Opposition[5] was an electoral alliance formed between various opposition parties in India ahead of the 2022 elections in India.[6][7][8] The United Opposition was first proposed by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee.[9]

United Opposition
AbbreviationUO
Founded2022
Dissolved2023
Succeeded byIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Seats in Lok Sabha
121 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
92 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
1,619 / 4,036

Foundation

To fight against NDA in 2022 Indian presidential election, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, TMC supremo, Mamata Banerjee proposed an electoral alliance.[10]

Member parties
Party[lower-alpha 1] MPs in Lok Sabha MPs in Rajya Sabha MLAs Base State
Indian National Congress (INC) 53 36 692 National Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) 3 5 87 National Party
Communist Party of India (CPI) 2 2 21 National Party
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 5 4 58 National Party
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) 23 13 233 National Party
Aam Aadmi Party 1 10 156 Delhi, Punjab, Goa
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) 24 10 139 Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Samajwadi Party (SP) 3 3 112 Uttar Pradesh
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) 3 1 15 Kerala
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) 3 - - Jammu and Kashmir
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) 1 - 4 Tamil Nadu
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 1 - - Kerala, West Bengal
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) - 6 80 Bihar
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) - 1 9 Uttar Pradesh
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) - 1 - Unrecognised
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPIML) - 0 13 Bihar
Total 121 92 1619 India

2022 Presidential elections

The United Opposition nominated Yashwant Sinha, former External Affairs Minister, former Finance Minister, and Trinamool Congress leader, as their presidential candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential election. Later Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and both factions of Shiv Sena (SS) supported the NDA nominated candidate Droupadi Murmu for the presidential election instead.[11] Sinha finished in second place in the elections.

Name Born Current or previous positions Home state Date announced Ref

Yashwant Sinha		 (1937-11-06) 6 November 1937
Patna, Bihar		 Jharkhand 21 June 2022 [12]

2022 Vice Presidential election

The United Opposition nominated Margaret Alva, former Governor of Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, former Union Minister and Congress leader, as their Vice Presidential candidate for the 2022 Indian Vice Presidential election. However, the leading party of the Opposition, AITC, decided to abstain from voting due to insult of the dignity of the party by other parties as they did not consult or seek consent before declaring a VP candidate.[13][14][15] Alva finished in second place in the elections.

Name Born Positions held Home state Date announced Ref

Margaret Alva		 (1942-04-14) 14 April 1942
Mangalore, Karnataka		 Karnataka 17 July 2022 [16]

See also

References
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  10. "United Opposition: Congress welcomes Mamata Banerjee's call, but say it has to play 'pole position'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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  13. Singh, Shiv Sahay (2022-07-21). "TMC to abstain from voting in vice-president polls". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  14. "A Peek into Mamata's Mind: Why TMC Is Abstaining from Voting in Vice Presidential Election". News18. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  15. "Not consulted on Margaret Alva, so will skip V-P poll: TMC; not true, say Cong, CPM". The Indian Express. 2022-07-22. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  16. "Margaret Alva is Opposition's choice for Vice President, says Sharad Pawar". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.

Notes
  1. The member party's MPs, MLAs and ECI recognition is added according to July, 2022
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