Amid speculation of early polls and the formation of a panel to explore the possibility of 'one nation, one election', top leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA on Friday (September 1) initiated crucial discussions to give structure to their cooperation and crystallise their plans about seat sharing and a common agenda to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. During the formal talks in the third round of Opposition meeting, the opposition leaders are likely to come out with a joint statement and announce the coordination panel besides some sub panels to give proper shape to their poll plans. Leaders, who have gathered in Mumbai from across the country, will move forward on specific issues like setting up a coordination committee and form sub groups to work on their common agenda, media strategy, joint actions and programmes.The leaders have agreed to form a 14-member coordination committee. The Gandhis and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will stay out of this panel. D Raja, Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi Yadav, KC Venugopal, Abhishek Banerjee, TR Baalu, Raghav Chaddha, Hemant Soren, Omar Abdullah, Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan', Sanjay Raut, Javed Ali, and Mehbooba Mufti will join the panel. During informal talks over dinner on Thursday night, the leaders stressed on the urgency to finalise seat sharing and come out with a joint agenda in a few weeks' time, sources said. Kharge has asked leaders of various parties to give one name from their respective parties for being part of the coordination committee. The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is also expected to unveil its logo on Friday.
Amid speculation of early polls and the formation of a panel to explore the possibility of 'one nation, one election', top leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA on Friday (September 1) initiated crucial discussions to give structure to their cooperation and crystallise their plans about seat sharing and a common agenda to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. During the formal talks in the third round of Opposition meeting, the opposition leaders are likely to come out with a joint statement and announce the coordination panel besides some sub panels to give proper shape to their poll plans. Leaders, who have gathered in Mumbai from across the country, will move forward on specific issues like setting up a coordination committee and form sub groups to work on their common agenda, media strategy, joint actions and programmes.The leaders have agreed to form a 14-member coordination committee. The Gandhis and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will stay out of this panel. D Raja, Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi Yadav, KC Venugopal, Abhishek Banerjee, TR Baalu, Raghav Chaddha, Hemant Soren, Omar Abdullah, Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan', Sanjay Raut, Javed Ali, and Mehbooba Mufti will join the panel. During informal talks over dinner on Thursday night, the leaders stressed on the urgency to finalise seat sharing and come out with a joint agenda in a few weeks' time, sources said. Kharge has asked leaders of various parties to give one name from their respective parties for being part of the coordination committee. The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is also expected to unveil its logo on Friday.