Setting the ball rolling, constituents of the INDIA bloc at the Mumbai summit have resolved to initiate talks on seat-sharing arrangements “immediately” and to conclude it “at the earliest” though without setting a specific deadline, but they decided that it will be conducted in a “collaborative spirit of give and take”. The meeting, the partners said, was held in an atmosphere of bonhomie but according to sources, differences emerged over the issue of caste census.
The parties under INDIA (Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance) also announced the names of two committees — 14-member coordination and election strategy committee and a 19-member campaign committee along with three working groups for social media (12 members), media (19), and research (11).
