The logo of the India Bloc, a coalition of opposition parties seeking to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, will be unveiled at a meeting in Mumbai next week, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday. To.
He said leaders of 28 opposition parties, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and MPs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, will attend the third meeting of the block on August 31 and September 1, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt, a luxury hotel in suburban Mumbai. ,
The Rajya Sabha MP said, there is a possibility that new political parties, especially from Northeast India, will participate in the two-day gathering. The meeting will be hosted by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Raut said. The logo of India (coalition) will be unveiled (during the meeting).
Discussion is going on for this. We are trying to reach out to 140 crore Indians. The logo will be a symbol of the country, its unity and will reflect the energy needed to keep the country united, he told reporters.
Raut said, apart from top leaders like Kharge, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, chief ministers of six non-BJP ruled states will participate in the conference. He claimed that there is a lot of enthusiasm about the opposition gathering and journalists from 38 international organizations have shown interest in covering the event.
The first meeting of the India bloc was held in Patna in June, while the second was held in Bengaluru in mid-July. The Bengaluru Conclave finalized the name of the bloc – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).