Who’s attending, who’s boycotting? Here’s the listing

The stage is about for the inauguration of the brand new Parliament constructing which is able to exchange India’s 96-year-old Sansad Bhavan constructing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall be inaugurating the brand new Parliament constructing amid row over who ought to be performing the honourable job. The opposition has slammed the federal government and insists that the inauguration ought to be completed by President Droupadi Murmu as she is the pinnacle of the state.

Several political events have determined to boycott the inauguration ceremony. 18 events with illustration in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha have said they may skip the brand new Parliament House’s inauguration. On the opposite hand, 23 events together with Bharatiya Janata Party shall be in attendance as PM Modi unveils the triangular constructing. 5 of those are usually not a part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP. Here’s a listing alongside their MP energy in Parliament.

Parties boycotting the brand new Parliament inauguration ceremony

1. Indian National Congress (INC: 81 MPs
2. Trinamool Congress (TMC): 35 MPs
3. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK): 34 MPs
4. Janata Dal (United): 21 MPs
5. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): 11 MPs
6. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP): 9 MPs
7. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M): 8 MPs
8. Shiv Sena-UBT: 7 MPs
9. Samajwadi Party (SP): 6 MPs
10. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD): 6 MPs
11. Communist Party of India (CPI): 4 MPs
12. Indian Union Muslim League (IUML): 4 MPs
13. National Conference (NC): 3 MPs
14. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM): 2 MPs
15. Kerala Congress-Mani: 2 MPs
16. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi: 1 MP
17. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD): 1 MP
18. Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP): 1 MP

Parties which is able to attend the inauguration ceremony NDA constituents

1. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 394 MPs 
2. Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction): 15 MPs
3. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK): 5 MPs
4. National People’s Party, Meghalaya (NPP): 2 MPs
5. Mizo National Front: 2 MPs
6. Apna Dal: 2 MPs
7. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party: 1 MP
8. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha: 1 MP
9. AJSU: 1 MP
10. RPI (Athawale): 1 MP
11. Tamil Maanila Congress: 1 MP
12. Pattali Makkal Kacchi: 1 MP
13. Asom Gana Parishad: 1 MP
14. Jannayak Janata Party
15. IMKMK
16. ITFT (Tripura)
17. Bodo People’s Party
18. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]

Non-NDA Parties

1. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP): 31 MPs
2. Biju Janata Dal (BJD): 21 MPs
3. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 10 MPs
4. Telugu Desam Party (TDP): 4 MPs
5. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas): 1 MP

(Inputs from PTI)