Mumbai Conclave of INDIA postponed, Likely in September
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Aug 2
The 26 Opposition parties' INDIA conclave to be held in Mumbai on August 25-26 has been postponed. The new dates are being finalized in consultation with leaders again. The dates were deferred due to prior commitments of some of the leaders.
When contacted, Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena (UBT) told Lokmat that the conclave meeting scheduled to be held in Mumbai has not been deferred. “The new dates are being
finalized and most likely the conclave will be held in the first week of September.” The Mumbai conclave is considered very important as it will decide about the Common Minimum Program and seat-sharing arrangements for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024..
At the Bengaluru meet, the Opposition parties announced that its coalition will be called 'I.N.D.I.A' (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). The Congress party had asserted that the next general election will be a face-off between I.N.D.I.A and Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
One of the prominent highlights of the Bengaluru meet was that the Congress party, which is the largest party in the alliance with a pan-India presence, said that it was not interested in the PM's post if they won the election.
Notably, during the Bengaluru meet, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) also held a meeting of 38 parties in Delhi on July 18, which was chaired by PM Modi.
