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Topic: National Democratic Alliance

The NDA, or National Democratic Alliance, is a grouping of right-leaning political parties, led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The NDA first came to power in 1999, which lasted until 2004 under the leadership of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. More recently, it has been the ruling coalition since 2014, with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.

It was formed in 1998 with 20 parties. Notable parties in this alliance today are the NCP led by Ajit Pawar, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Janata Dal (United) led by Nitish Kumar, the Janata Dal (Secular) led by H.D. Dewe Gowda, the Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan, the Indigenous Pope’s Front of Tripura, the Telugu Desam Party led by N.Chandrababu Naidu, and the Tamil Manila Congress led by G.K. Vasan.

26 Opposition parties have united to fight BJP. Here’s how they fared in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

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Seats won by parties under the 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)' span 20 states. Five of the 26 parties have no MPs at all.

Why BJP’s keeping its 37 NDA allies close, even though they notched just 29 Lok Sabha seats in 2019

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Nine of them didn't contest 2019 LS polls, while 16 failed to win any seat. Yet, facing a possible unified Opposition in 2024, BJP looking at smaller parties to help net more seats.

‘Paas, paas but not saath, saath’: At NDA meet, Modi calls Oppn’s I.N.D.I.A an alliance of ‘compulsion’

Neelam Pandey -
PM says opposition parties 'smiling together' in Karnataka but 'baying for each other’s blood' in various states, while NDA pursued 'positive politics' even when it sat in opposition.

‘No leader, no vision’: Nadda hits out at Opposition, asserts 38 parties to attend NDA meet

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The meeting with take place in Delhi Tuesday as 26 parties of the Opposition gather in Bengaluru to take on the BJP-led central government ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bommai hints at alliance talks with JD(S) in Karnataka

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BJP veteran BS Yediyurappa says his party and the JD(S) would take on the state Congress government together.

Om Prakash Rajbhar-led SBSP allies with BJP, joins NDA after meeting Home Minister Amit Shah

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Shah Sunday tweeted a photo of their meeting and welcomed the OBC leader and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief to the ruling alliance.

Prakash Javadekar is an ex-minister still valuable to BJP. He heads both Kerala, Telangana

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NDA’s Jagdeep Dhankhar elected 14th Vice-President of India, beats opposition’s Margaret Alva by 346 votes

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Former governor of West Bengal and a leading lawyer in Rajasthan, Dhankhar has been in politics for over 30 years. He will succeed V-P M. Venkaiah Naidu, whose term ends on 10 August.

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is NDA’s vice-presidential nominee

Neelam Pandey -
The decision to nominate Dhankhar, who shares an acrimonious relationship with WB’s Mamata Banerjee government, was taken at BJP’s parliamentary board meeting.

‘Officials don’t listen to me’, says Bihar minister as bureaucrats’ power irks Nitish’s allies

Dipak Mishra -
Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manhji supported minister Mukesh Sahani’s complaint in front of CM Nitish Kumar at NDA meeting Friday, in latest instalment of tussle over officials’ dominance in Bihar.
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