India news highlights: Greece is one of India's important European partners, says Foreign Secretary Kwatra

News highlights: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday that Greece is one of India's most significant European allies, and that Athens has been a supporter of New Delhi's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council

FP Staff|Aug 21, 2023, 16:31:43 IST

The Prime Minister of the INDIA bloc, according to Congress Leader PL Punia, would be selected once the INDIA bloc takes power.PL Punia also told ANI that whenever the alliance takes power, elected MPs from the coalition will choose the Prime Minister.“INDIA alliance has decided that Prime Minister will be decided after coming to power. The elected MPs will choose the PM,” the Congress leader said.The opposition parties gathered to devise a plan to present a unified front against the BJP in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.INDIA, or the 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance,' is a coalition of 26 opposition parties that includes the Congress.The parties have banded together to oppose PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and prevent it from securing a third consecutive term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The first such meeting was conducted on 23 June in Patna, Bihar, and the second from 17 July to 18 July in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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