Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is a big tent multi-party political alliance of several political parties in India led by the country's largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress. The alliance is against the ideology and governance of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Indian general elections. In the 2024 general election, the alliance won 234 seats, gaining more than 100 seats in relation to its size before dissolution, and the majority of seats in states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab.

Infobox

Abbreviation

INDIA

Rajya Sabha Leader

Mallikarjun Kharge (LOP)

Lok Sabha Leader

Rahul Gandhi (LOP)

Founder

List Mallikarjun Kharge (INC) Rahul Gandhi (INC) Sitaram Yechury (CPI(M)) D. Raja (CPI) Sharad Pawar (NCP–SP) M. K. Stalin (DMK) Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) Akhilesh Yadav (SP) Mamata Banerjee (AITC) Nitish Kumar (JD(U)) Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) Farooq Abdullah (JKNC) Hemant Soren (JMM) Mehbooba Mufti (JKPDP) Uddhav Thackeray (SS(UBT))

Founded

17 July 2023 (2023-07-17)

Preceded by

UPA UO

Political position

Centre

Colours

(Official) (Alternative)

ECI Status

Not Required

Alliance

35 Parties Regional Alliances UDF or LDF (Kerala) MPSA (Manipur) MVA (Maharashtra) SDF and LF (Tripura) MSA (Mizoram) LF and LF (West Bengal) MGB (Jharkhand) SP (Uttar Pradesh) MGB (Bihar) ASM (Assam)

Seats in Rajya Sabha

67 / 245

Seats in Lok Sabha

233 / 543

Seats in State Legislative Councils

98 / 423

Seats in State Legislative Assemblies

1,196 / 4,036

Number of states and union territories in government

7 / 31