The BJP’s mega gathering of 38 parties started this evening just as the united opposition meet ended with a declaration of its name — I.N.D.I.A — with Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting and greeting the allies. “It is a matter of immense joy that our valued NDA partners from across India will be attending the meeting in Delhi today. Ours is a time-tested alliance which seeks to further national progress and fulfil regional aspirations,” he had tweeted earlier today.
It is a matter of immense joy that our valued NDA partners from across India will be attending the meeting in Delhi today. Ours is a time tested alliance which seeks to further national progress and fulfil regional aspirations.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 18, 2023
This is the first such meeting of the National Democratic Alliance ahead of next year’s general elections — a fact the opposition has been taking digs at since then meeting was announced a few days ago.
Though most of the 38 are smaller allies with pockets of influence and a few or no MPs, the figure far outstrips the 26-party tally announced earlier by the Congress — a psychological advantage the ruling party hopes to deploy in the run-up to next year’s general elections.
