Mumbai, September 1 (Press Ki Taquat)
Opposition bloc INDIA on Friday resolved to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections together “as far as possible” and said the seat-sharing arrangements will be concluded at the earliest in a spirit of “give and take”.
The alliance adopted a resolution to this effect and said its theme for the elections will be “Judega Bharat, Jeetega India, (India will unite, India will win)”.
“We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections together as far as possible. Seat-sharing arrangements in different states will be initiated immediately and concluded at the earliest in a collaborative spirit of give-and-take,” the resolution said.
“We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to organize public rallies at the earliest in different parts of the country on issues of public concern and importance,” it said further.
The resolution also said the INDIA parties will coordinate their respective communications and media strategies, and campaigns with the theme “Judega Bharat, Jiteega India” in different languages.
Opposition alliance finalises coordination committee
The leaders of several Opposition parties were in huddle in Mumbai to finalise their plans. They have finalised a 13-member committee comprising members of various parties that will function as the bloc’s highest decision making body and will start work on seat-sharing immediately, sources said.
Congress’ K C Venugopal, NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut are part of the opposition panel.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, AAP’s Raghav Chadha, Samajwadi Party’s Javed Ali Khan, JDU’s Lallan Singh, CPI leader D Raja, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti are also part of coordination panel, the sources said.
The panel will act as the highest decision-making body of the bloc and start work on seat sharing, they added.
Seat sharing will be finalised by September 30, the sources said.
