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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.
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- 1 Sept 2023 4:03 PM IST
They want to change history, we will not let that happen: Nitish Kumar
“They (BJP) want to change this country's history and we will not let that happen. We will work for everyone, for every segment of the society. Their Hindu-Muslim will not work...we have to remain alert because elections can happen anytime now,” says Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
- 1 Sept 2023 4:02 PM IST
INDIA will have another meeting; time, venue to be out soon: Kharge
Congress leader says, “BJP's corruption is invisible because it is institutional corruption. Modi says 'naa khaunga, naa khane dunga' but he lets a select few friends eat while the poor starve”.
- 1 Sept 2023 3:53 PM IST
Kharge slams Centre over 'special' Parliament session
"No consultation done to call special session of Parliament. They didn't convene special session when Manipur was burning, when Covid happened, when China grabbed our territory, when demonetisation happened, but for some unstated reason they have called a special session now," says the Congress chief.
- 1 Sept 2023 3:51 PM IST
Key committees and members
Coordination Committee and Election Strategy Committee, INDIA
1. Sh. KC Venugopal, INC
2. Sh. Sharad Pawar, NCP
3. Sh. TR Baalu, DMK
4. Sh. Hemant Soren, JMM
5. Sh. Sanjay Raut, SS
6. Sh. Tejasvi Yadav, RJD
7. Sh. Abhishek Banerjee, TMC
8. Sh. Raghav Chaddha, AAP
9. Sh. Javed Ali Khan, SP
10. Sh. Lallan Singh, JD(U)
11. Sh. D Raja, CPI
12. Sh. Omar Abdullah, NC
13. Ms. Mehbooba Mufti, PDP
14. CPI-M to give name later
Campaign Committee, INDIA
1. Sh. Gurdeep Singh Sappal, INC
2. Sh. Sanjay Jha, JD(U)
3. Sh. Anil Desai, SS
4. Sh. Sanjay Yadav, RJD
5. Sh. PC Chako, NCP
6. Sh.. Champai Soren, JMM
7. Sh. Kiranmoy Nanda, SP
8. Sh. Sanjay Singh, AAP
9. Sh. Arun Kumar, CPI(M)
10. Sh. Binoy Vishwam, CPI
11. Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi, NC
12. Sh. Shahid Siddiqui, RLD
13. Sh. NK Premachandran, RSP
14. Sh. G. Devarajan, AIFB
15. Sh. Ravi Rai, CPI(ML)
16. Sh. Thirumavalan, VCK
17. Sh. KM Kadar Moidin, IUML
18. Sh. Jose K. Mani, KC(M)
19. TMC (to give name later)
Working Group for Social Media
1. Ms. Supriya Srinate, INC
2. Sh. Sumit Sharma, RJD
3. Sh. Ashish Yadav, SP
4. Sh. Rajeev Nigam, SP
5. Sh. Raghav Chaddha, AAP
6. Ms. Avindani, JMM
7. Ms. Iltija Mehbooba, PDP
8. Sh. Pranjal , CPM
9. Dr. Bhalchandran Kango, CPI
10. Ms. Ifra Ja, NC
11. Sh. V Arun Kumar, CPI(ML)
12. TMC (to give name later)
Working Group for Media
1. Sh. Jairam Ramesh, INC
2. Sh. Manoj Jha, RJD
3. Sh. Arvind Sawant, SS
4. Sh. Jitendra Ahwad, NCP
5. Sh. Raghav Chaddha, AAP
6. Sh. Rajiv Ranjan, JD(U)
7. Sh. Pranjal , CPM
8. Sh. Ashish Yadav, SP
9. Sh. Supriyo Bhattacharya, JMM
10. Sh. Alok Kumar, JMM
11. Sh. Manish Kumar, JD(U)
12. Sh. Rajeev Nigam, SP
13. Dr. Bhalchandran Kango, CPI
14. Sh. Tanvir Sadiq, NC
15. Sh. Prashant Kannojia
16. Sh. Naren Chatterjee, AIFB
17. Ms. Sucheta De, CPI(ML)
18. Sh. Mohit Bhan, PDP
19. TMC (to give name later)
Working Group for Research
1. Sh. Amitabh Dubey, INC
2. Prof. Subodh Mehta, RJD
3. Ms. Priyanka Chaturvedi, SS
4. Ms. Vandana Chavan, NCP
5. Sh. KC Tyagi, JD(U)
6. Sh. Sudivya Kumar Sonu, JMM
7. Ms. Jasmine Shah, AAP
8. Sh. Alok Ranjan, SP
9. Sh. Imran Nabi Dar, NC
10. Ad. Aditya, PDP
11. TMC (to give name later)
- 1 Sept 2023 3:48 PM IST
INDIA coordination committee to have 14 members
Gandhis, Kharge to stay out of coordination committee.
Sharad Pawar, TR Baalu, Tejashwi, KC Venugopal, Abhishek Banerjee, among 13 members of the coordination committee
Besides election resolution, two political resolutions also passed.
In addition to coordination committee, four sub-committees formed.
- 1 Sept 2023 3:12 PM IST
Resolution of INDIA on ISRO’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
Resolution of INDIA on ISRO’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
https://thefederal.com/pdf_upload/2023-09-01-india-isro-resolution-v1-413253.pdf
- 1 Sept 2023 3:04 PM IST
Resolution of INDIA parties
Resolution of INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) parties to jointly contest the forthcoming elections to the Lok Sabha
"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, Jiteega India in different languages.
"Judega Bharat ('India will be united')
"Jeetega India ('India will triumph')"
While the above is an election resolution, there appears to be a lack of consensus on the bloc's stand on caste census. A political resolution is yet to be decided on. Sources say further discussions are required for a nuanced stand on caste census nationally and caste surveys at the state level.
