The 26 Opposition Parties That Have Formed Mega Alliance For 2024 Polls
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) The party led by Lalu Prasad is part of the government in Bihar with his son Tejashwi Yadav as the deputy chief minister. It has six MPs -- all in Rajya Sabha.
Leaders from 26 opposition parties, in power individually or in alliance in Delhi and 10 states, are meeting in Bengaluru to discuss strategy to take on the Narendra Modi-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
1. Indian National Congress: The Congress is the largest party in the opposition bloc with 80 MPs (49 in Lok Sabha and 31 in Rajya Sabha). It is in power on its own in four states -- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh -- and is part of the ruling dispensations in Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand.
2. All India Trinamool Congress (TMC): The Mamata Banerjee-led party is in power in West Bengal and has 35 MPs (23 Lok Sabha and 12 Rajya Sabha). It also has legislators in a few other states, including Meghalaya.