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The day 2 of the opposition parties meeting in Bengaluru has made an important decision regarding the renaming of UPA (United Progressive Alliance). Reports claim that the UPA will now be renamed ‘INDIA’ or ‘I.N.D.I.A’, an acronym for ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’.
Making an announcement on the name of opposition front, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Our alliance will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).”
“The next opposition meeting will be held in Mumbai, the date will be announced soon. An 11-member coordination committee will be set up. Names of committee members will be announced in Mumbai,” Kharge said.
After the two meetings in Bihar’s Patna and Karnataka’s Bengaluru, the united opposition has decided to hold the next meeting of consultation in Maharashtra’s Mumbai. This will be the first meeting to be held in a state ruled by ruling BJP and its allies.
“The next opposition meeting will be held in Mumbai, the date will be announced soon. An 11-member coordination committee will be set up. Names of committee members will be announced in Mumbai,” INC President Mallikarjun Kharge said.
According to a tweet by Jitendra Ahwad from the Nationalist Congress Party, it was Rahul Gandhi who ultimately proposed the name. Ahwad’s tweet expressed admiration for Gandhi’s creativity in coming up with the name.
“In the ongoing meeting of opposition parties in Bangalore, @RahulGandhi put forward a proposal to name this alliance as INDIA. His creativity was greatly appreciated. All the parties approved it and decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections under the name INDIA. I – Indian N – National D – Democratic I – Inclusive A – Alliance Let’s save idea of INDIA. Let’s save Democracy of INDIA,” Awhad wrote.
Some leaders of the opposition parties also tweeted about the ‘INDIA’ name for the opposition parties alliance. Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) group dropped a hint and tweeted about the probable new name of the UPA alliance.
Reports said that UPA will likely be renamed and that an announcement will be made at 4 pm post the meeting. According to news agency ANI, four names were sent as recommendation to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for consideration, reported ANI.
The opposition parties are holding the second round of talks in Bengaluru on July 17-18. A dinner was held in Bengaluru as a show of strength by the opposition parties on Monday (July 17) evening. Close to 50 leaders from 25 opposition parties reached Bengaluru on Monday to participate in the meeting. NCP chief Sharad Pawar reached Bengaluru on Tuesday (July 18) morning to participate on day 2 of the meeting.
