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Voting for bye-elections is being held for Kerala's Puthupally, Dhupguri seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, Dumri in Jharkhand and Uttarkhand's Bageshwar, and Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura

Several leaders from the Opposition parties on Friday said the INDIA bloc will oust the 'arrogant and corrupt' BJP-led government

Uddhav Thackeray asserted the INDIA bloc will fight and defeat "mitra parivarvad", an oblique reference to crony capitalism, in the country as the opposition grouping wrapped up its two-day conclave in Mumbai.

Sharad Pawar on Friday slammed the BJP for terming the opposition bloc INDIA “ghamandia” and said that the jibe smacks of the ruling party's arrogance

Several leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc exuded confidence that they would prove to be a formidable opponent for the government

CPI General Secretary D Raja on Thursday said that the primary objective of the INDIA alliance, a coalition of opposition parties, is to fight collectively and defeat the BJP

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday said like other parties Congress members too wanted to see their leader Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister

Tejashwi Yadav, whose party is part of the grand opposition alliance, has said they came together in what he said is to fight communal forces in the country

Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday put up saffron flags along with pictures of Uddhav outside the Mumbai airport

The sources said that all the opposition parties that have come together to take on the NDA have been asked to keep their high aspirations aside for the success of the alliance

The INDIA leaders would go into an informal huddle on Thursday and the same would be followed by a formal meeting on September 1

The meeting will discuss the alliance strategies for the Lok Sabha election and the seat sharing in the states. A new logo of the INDIA alliance is also likely to be launched

"The country wants a change. INDIA is going to defeat the BJP. The Samajwadi Party and its allies are ready for the election -- be it early or later," Akhilesh Yadav said

The unveiling of the INDIA Alliance logo, the formation of a coordination committee, the appointment of convenors, strategies for the general elections, and several others are among the prominent topics to be addressed.

Mamata Banerjee was welcomed at the city airport by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and members of Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising NCP and Congress

Congress said the move for slashing price of LPG cylinders by Rs 200 is because the BJP staring at certain defeat and people should expect more such gifts in coming months as PM Modi becomes even more desperate to cling on to his chair

The gathering will also see the unveiling of INDIA bloc 's logo and opposition leaders will discuss their agenda ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said

The delegation comprised Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule, Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Desai, among others

AAP chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said its top leadership will take a call on attending the Mumbai meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting with the leaders of Delhi and Jharkhand at the party headquarters to discuss the 2024 Lok Sabha poll preparations