The BJP, which organised the meeting at a short notice of three days, claimed their alliance has the parties outnumbering 26 opposition leaders who assembled in Bengaluru on the same day to challenge the Modi government in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The Opposition has chosen the name of their alliance as INDIA to put a challenge to the NDA to fight against India, symbolic of the Opposition’s pledge to save democracy and the Constitution of the country.
Prime Minister Modi was welcomed by BJP president J P Nadda, Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK leader K Palaniswami and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
He said this is a show of strength ahead of the elections. He aid coming together of the NDA allies is a matter of “immense joy.”
He tweeted, “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.” Union minister Pralhad Joshi and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde welcomed the leaders, from the BJP as well as allies, who arrived at the venue of the meeting.
This will be the first such meeting of the National Democratic Alliance during the second term of the Modi government.
It underscores the ruling party’s focus on highlighting its ability to make alliances at a time when the opposition parties were coming together to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Leaders at the NDA conclave expressed concern over the name selected by the Opposition leaders the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance” since its short form is India as they wondered as Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said in Bengaluru that they will have to fight against INDIA. The Opposition parties also chose Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, as the next meeting, the date of which will be announced shortly.
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