00:00 Top opposition leaders from at least 26 India parties will meet in Mumbai for two days from
00:05 Thursday to take forward their unity pitch for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
00:09 A logo of the opposition bloc is likely to be unveiled and strategies issued, including
00:14 seat-sharing, are expected to be deliberated upon for the general elections due next year.
00:19 It is also expected that some more regional outfits will join the 26-party opposition
00:23 alliance in Mumbai as top leaders huddle for a two-day meeting starting August 31, where
00:29 the BJP-Shiv Sena government is in power.
00:32 A poster war has erupted among the workers and supporters of several political parties
00:37 representing the India bloc ahead of their third meeting in Mumbai.
00:40 The AAP's Maharashtra unit has put up posters showing Arvind Khetriwal, Sanjay Singh and
00:45 local leaders outside the Hyatt Hotel where India leaders will meet tomorrow.
00:50 Posters of Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Radha
00:53 were also seen in Mumbai.
00:55 The opposition bloc India had reportedly decided that posters should be put up to project
01:00 unity and similarity.
01:02 Meanwhile, an Instagram post shared by Congress that shows Rahul Gandhi at the forefront in
01:06 a picture of India leaders has reportedly upset Udhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.
01:11 Sources say workers from Team Udhav have asked the Congress to delete the post and have threatened
01:16 to tear such posters, if any, in Mumbai.
01:19 Key leaders of the anti-BJP bloc, which has more than two dozen parties, will gather at
01:23 a luxury hotel in suburban Mumbai on August 31 and September 1.
01:29 Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Party President Mallika Arjun Kharge and chief ministers of
01:32 half a dozen states, among others, will attend the meeting.
01:35 The first meeting of the anti-BJP coalition was held in June in Patna, while the second
01:39 gathering in Bangalore in July finalised its name, Indian National Developmental Inclusive
01:45 Alliance, i.e., INDIA.
01:47 The bloc has been formed with the aim of taking on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance
01:51 in the 2024 parliamentary poll.
01:53 Upon his arrival in Mumbai for the third meeting of the India bloc, National Conference President
01:57 Farooq Abdullah said, "I think all meetings are important.
02:00 This is all the more important because elections are approaching.
02:03 We will have to prepare the final roadmap now."
02:05 When asked about the convener of India, he said, "You will get to know when the meeting
02:09 is held tomorrow.
02:10 You will get to know by September 1."
02:12 "One-on-one fight has been agreed upon. You have 450 seats. All of you are India's dependents. One-on-one fight has been agreed upon."
02:18 "Why do you care? Why do you care? What will happen, will happen. Only God knows what will happen. We have to try to get maximum votes. Is it done?"
02:34 "But you are claiming that we cannot tell how many seats will be won. But BJP is claiming that 300+ seats will be won."
02:40 "I think they have been claiming this all along. I think they have received a message from God that they will win so many seats.
02:53 We have not yet received God's call. We will tell you when the day comes."
03:00 Apart from the likely announcement of a coordination committee and the revealing of the alliance logo,
03:05 the leaders would chalk out a joint campaign strategy to take on the BJP NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and iron out the differences among themselves.
03:13 The leaders are also likely to announce a few panels to draft a common minimum programme of the alliance to frame joint plans for holding agitations across the country and for seat sharing.
03:23 The opposition alliance is also likely to announce a secretariat for smooth coordination between the constituents and it is likely to be set up in the national capital.
03:30 Besides, the members will also likely discuss the issue of having a coordinator or a chairperson to head the alliance.
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