Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday (July 17) announced that 38 political parties confirmed their participation in the meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) scheduled for Tuesday, (May 18) in New Delhi. The announcement by BJP president came as both the ruling alliance as well as the opposition parties gear up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While the BJP announced a grand NDA meeting on July 18, 25 opposition parties are already in Bengaluru with their top leaders planning on coming under one umbrella to beat the Narendra Modi's BJP led NDA in the next year's general elections.
Now, the list of 38 parties set to attend the NDA meeting on Tuesday (May 18) is out. Check the list below.
1. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2. Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction)
3. Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction)
4. Rashtriya Lok Janashakti Party (Pashupati Kumar Paras led faction)
5. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6. Apna Dal (Soorylal)
7. National People's Party
8. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
9. All Jharkhand Students Union
10. Sikkim Krantikan Morcha
11. Mizo National Front
12. Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
13. Naga People's Front, Nagaland
14. Republican Party of India (Athawale)
15. Asom Gana Parishad
16. Partali Makkal Katchi
17. Tamil Manila Congress
18. United People's Party Liberal
19. Subeldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
20. Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)
21. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
22. Jannayak Janta Party
23. Prahar Janshakti Party
24. Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
25. Jan Surajya Shakti Party
26. Kuki People's Alliance
27. United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
28. Hill State People's Democratic Party
29. Nishad Party
30. All India N.R. Congress
31. HAM
32. Jana Sena party
33. Haryana Lokhit Party
34. Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
35. Kerala Kamaraj Congress
36. Puthiya Tamilagam
37. Lok Jan Shakti party (Ram Vilas Paswan)
38. Gorkha National Liberation Front
Nadda had stated during his press conference on Monday that invitations were extended to existing and new BJP allies, as the party has been actively working to form fresh alliances and regain the support of those who had previously left the ruling coalition. Chirag Paswan in Bihar and OP Rajbhar in Uttar Pradesh joining or extending support to the NDA recently was a sign of BJP's alliance strategy.
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