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Several top leaders of the opposition alliance met here at the Constitution Club in the backdrop of differences emerging among some of its constituents.
BJP Takes Swipe at INDIA Bloc, Calls Alliance a ‘Figment of Imagination’
INDIA Bloc Meeting: As leaders of opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc met today in the national capital to mend ties amid differences among the constituents, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a dig and said that the opposition alliance is “a figment of imagination” and lacks conviction on the ground.
Top leaders of 23 political parties of the opposition INDIA bloc are brainstorming at a conclave at the capital’s Constitution Club to redraw their strategy to take on the BJP and iron out differences amid changed power dynamics after the defeat of regional anchors TMC and DMK in the recently held assembly polls.
In a post on X, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said there is a complete implosion in the INDIA bloc, with disagreements involving the Congress and the DMK, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Left parties.
He added that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also questioned the Congress’ intentions behind forging alliances with regional parties.
Delhi: BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, “The INDI Alliance has never had any mission or vision; it was always about confusion and division, and they were united only in posters and photos. But now even the posters have become separate. That is why it is said… pic.twitter.com/vD3aJATglp— IANS (@ians_india) June 8, 2026
“After DMK versus Congress, after JMM versus Congress and after the complete implosion of the INDI alliance, with the Left attacking the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party has now also targeted the Congress. It has advised smaller regional parties that the only reason the Congress is coming together with them is to strengthen itself, not the nation, and therefore it will not join the INDI alliance,” he said in a post on X.
INDI ALLIANCE TOOT PHOOT CONTINUESAfterDMK vs CongJMM vs CongLeft vs CongNow AAP vs Cong
Posters apparently put up by one of the former allies of Congress! pic.twitter.com/h9ua9GREft
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Chowkidar as per INC ecosystem) (@Shehzad_Ind) June 8, 2026
“There is no INDI alliance. It is just a figment of one’s imagination. Cosmetic meetings take place, but real conviction on the ground is never seen,” he added.
Claiming that the opposition alliance lacks a common purpose, Poonawalla said it has “no mission, no vision, only division”.
“The INDI alliance never had any mission. It was always about confusion, ambition and division. Those divisions are now playing out on a daily basis. Even when these parties came together, they did so not out of conviction but for convenience,” he said.
In a video statement, he claimed that regional parties do not have faith in the Congress as “actually uses and throws them”.
“The DMK has said the Congress is a backstabber and that it does not want to sit with the party. The JMM has a fight with the Congress over the second Rajya Sabha seat in Jharkhand, saying the Congress did not even ask it.
“The RJD, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena and other parties feel that the Congress uses them and then throws them,” he said.
“The INDI alliance is only in papers, headlines and cosmetic actions, and never in reality,” he added.
The BJP spokesperson also pointed to electoral contests among the INDIA bloc allies in states such as West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan, questioning its unity.
What’s Happeneing In Meeting?
INDIA bloc leaders on Monday stressed unity within the alliance and called for the need to safeguard democratic values and address issues related to people’s livelihood.
Opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress, Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress, Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party, Tejashwi Yadav of RJD, Omar Abdullah of National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti of PDP, besides Left leaders attended the meeting.
NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule, CPI(M)’s John Brittas, CPI’s D Raja and leaders of some smaller parties were also part of the deliberations. Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Uddhav Thackeray attended the meeting virtually.
The DMK and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are not part of the deliberations as they have opted out of the bloc. TVK also did not attend the meeting. Sources said parties with MPs and those who were part of the original INDIA bloc were invited.
The leaders began deliberations to help forge unity and rework their strategy to take on the BJP, while ironing out differences within after the defeat of regional outfits like the TMC and DMK in the recent assembly polls.
The meeting also comes at a time when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government completed 12 years in power in its third consecutive term.
(With inputs from agencies)
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