At Mukul Wasnik’s home in Delhi, the Congress National Alliance Committee (NAC) is currently in session for its second meeting. This morning, a number of prominent party members were observed going into Wasnik’s home. The group was formed earlier this month to discuss possible coalitions with other political parties for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This is the group’s second meeting. The recently established committee met for the first time last Saturday. Mukul Wasnik, the newly appointed convenor of the NAC, stated following the committee’s first meeting that the “seat-sharing formula” will be decided upon following discussion with state units.
“We will first speak to the state units. Soon we will form a seat-sharing formula. There is no deadline set for this. But we will decide as soon as possible,” Wasnik had said, speaking to reporters after the inaugural meeting on December 23.
The Congress formed the five-member NAC, with Wasnik as convenor and veteran leaders including former chief ministers Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, former Union minister Salman Khurshid, and Mohan Prakash as members.
As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections loom just four months away, the allocation of seats becomes pivotal for the Congress, especially after recent electoral setbacks.
The fourth meeting of the INDIA bloc concluded in Delhi on December 19 with the passing of the resolution on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and the suspension of MPs from Parliament.