2024 LS Polls: NDA meet comes on same day as Opposition's key meeting in Bengaluru

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Lok Sabha elections, the top leaders of at least 24 political parties will attend the second Opposition unity meeting that Congress will convene in Karnataka's Bengaluru from July 17 to 18. As many as eight new parties have extended their support to the Opposition political parties' efforts to present a united front against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre.  Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Kongu Desa Makkal Katchi (KDMK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), All India Forward Bloc, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala Congress (Joseph), and Kerala Congress (Mani) are among the new political parties that will be joining the meeting, according to ANI reports.  Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge has invited top opposition leaders to participate in the second unity meeting.

He reminded them about their participation in June 23 opposition meeting held in Patna called by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. "The meeting was a great success as we were able to discuss various important issues that threaten our democratic polity and came to a unanimous agreement on unitedly fighting the next General Elections," Kharge said.  Amidst the Opposition parties' joint efforts to unite against the Modi government for the 2024 polls, the BJP-led NDA has also called for a meeting on July 18 in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.