The opposition Congress on Saturday accused the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala of providing "political protection" to the H D Deva Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), which recently entered into an alliance with the BJP-led NDA.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar snapped at reporters asking him about speculations on the possibility of the JD(U)'s return to the NDA, saying, "Kya faltu baat karte hain
After days of talk about a tie-up between the BJP and the JD(S), the decision was finalised today following a meeting of the leader of the regional party and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J P Nadda.
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
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.
At least 4 to 5 political parties which were among the 38 parties that attended the NDA meeting addressed by PM Modi are in touch with the INDIA alliance, said Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma
The opposition parties coalition has declared that their alliance will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance for 2024 general elections