INDIA Alliance Meeting Live Updates: The first leg of the India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) coalition's third meeting is underway in Mumbai with formal discussions scheduled for Friday, 1 September.
While an informal meeting is being held today, the logo of the alliance will be unveiled on Friday followed by a press conference.
Several leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Lalu Prasad Yadav, MK Stalin, Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, Mehbooba Mufti, Manoj Jha, and Raghav Chadha arrived in Mumbai on Thursday.
Around 63 representatives from 28 political parties will be attending the meet, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar had said at a press conference earlier.
The multi-party group is expected to decide on a coordination committee and pick a logo for the alliance on Friday.
The alliance is having an informal meeting on Thursday followed by dinner.
While Sharad Pawar's NCP camp is organising a reception for the dignitaries, Shiv Sena (UBT) is incharge of logistics
The Opposition bloc held their first meeting in Patna back in June, and then they huddled again in Bengaluru last month.
CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury being welcomed upon his arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport ahead of the meeting of I.N.D.I.A leaders.
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