After a successful opposition meeting in Bengaluru, the bloc INDIA is likely to hold its next two-day gathering on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai, said sources.In a similar format to the Bengaluru meeting with the leaders first confabulating in an informal setting on August 31 before their main meeting the next day, they said.INDIAs alliance next meeting in Mumbai on Aug 31- Sept 1“The opposition meeting will be a two-day affair and will take place on August 31 and September 1 with all leaders approving the dates,” a source said.Reportedly, the venue of the third meeting of the bloc is said to be a hotel in Mumbais Powai and there will be a press conference on September 1 evening.It is said that several dates have been talked on order to hold the upcoming session of INDIA, but those did not work out with all the opposition leaders.MVA to host 3rd opposition bloc meeting This time, the meeting of the bloc is all set to be hosted jointly by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCPs Sharad Pawar faction, with support from the Congress — the three constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi Alliance (MVA). Its constituents had been holding parleys to schedule the meeting.Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also met RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav here and discussed a host of issues, including the way forward for opposition bloc INDIA, sources said.Previous meetingsThe first meeting of the opposition was held in Bihars Patna in June and the second in Bengaluru last month, where they former INDIA – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, to combat NDA in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Notably, the alliance is also likely to announce the composition of committees for specific actions such as communication and the 2024 general election campaign in the run-up to the polls.26 parties of bloc26 opposition parties are part of the bloc: The Congress, TMC, DMK, AAP, JD(U), RJD, JMM, NCP (Sharad Pawar), Shiv Sena (UBT), SP, NC, PDP, CPI(M), CPI, RLD, MDMK, Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KMDK), VCK, RSP, CPI-ML (Liberation), Forward Bloc, IUML, Kerala Congress (Joseph), Kerala Congress (Mani), Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), and the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK).
