Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

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]

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
AbbreviationI.N.D.I.A.
Founded18 July 2023 (2023-07-18)
Preceded byUnited Progressive Alliance
Political positionBig tent[lower-alpha 1]
Colours    (Official)
  (Alternative)
Alliance28 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

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

Party 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]

Party Political Position Leader Logo/Flag Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Base
INC Indian National Congress Centre to centre-left 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.

See also

Note

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

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