INDIA bloc announces 14-member coordination committee

Opposition bloc INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) on Friday announced a 14-member coordination committee post a meeting of leaders held in Mumbai.

The names of 13 members have been announced however, name of one person is yet to be revealed. The Opposition has not named any convener yet.

There have been reports that the seat sharing strategy among the candidates will be finalised by September 30, 2023.


The 14-member committee includes the following:

1. KC Venugopal- INC
2. Sharad Pawar- NCP
3. MK Stalin-DMK
4. Sanjay Raut-Shiv Sena (UBT)
5. Raghav Chadha- AAP
6. Tejashwi Yadav-RJD
7. Abhishek Banerjee- TMC
8. D Raja- CPI
9. Hemant Soren- JMM
10. Omar Abdullah-J&KNC
11. Mehbooba Mufti- PDP
12. Lallan Singh-JD(U)
13. Javed Ali Khan-SP
14. To be decided (TBD)

An informal meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA was held in Mumbai on Thursday and most of the leaders present expressed apprehension that the government may call early elections for the Lok Sabha, as per ANI sources.

Discussions were held in the informal meeting regarding issues that should be put before everyone in the INDIA alliance conference.

According to ANI sources, the meeting of the INDIA alliance is also likely to discuss the reason for calling a five-day special session by the BJP government, and formulate a joint opinion on key issues like the Uniform Civil Code, Jammu Kashmir elections and mid-term polls.

Apart from this, decisions regarding the formation of some sub-committees like the Research Team, Social Media Team, and National Issue Team will also be on the agenda of the conference.

All the parties will be able to develop strategies in their respective constituencies only after the seat sharing is decided, therefore, everyone agreed that all decisions should be taken quickly without any delay.

The Udhav Thackeray faction leader Aditya Thackeray was asked about the informal meeting to which he said "Bohot acchi rahi (meeting was really good)".

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said " Seat sharing will happen across the country".

(With inputs from agencies)