In 22 years 29 parties left the NDA; Akali Dal is the only who has been with BJP since day one, but can now leave it for farmers

The Shiromani Akali Dal, one of the oldest NDA allies on the issue of farmers, has adopted a rebel attitude. Harsimrat Kaur, the lone cabinet minister from the Akali Dal quota in the NDA government, resigned on Thursday. Will the Akali Dal be a part of the NDA in the coming time? On this, the party president Sukhbir Singh Badal says that he will decide it later.

If the Akali Dal leaves NDA, it will be the oldest and only remaining ally, which will exit. It has been 22 years since the formation of the NDA. In these 22 years, 29 parties have left the NDA and left. Among them, she is also an NDA Foundation member, who has left. The only left is Prakash Singh Badal's Akali Dal. At present, there are 26 parties in the NDA.

Let us understand the entire story of Atal Bihari Bajpayee and LK Advani from forming the NDA to the resignation of Akali leader Harsimrat Kaur. Know how strong and weak NDA has been in two decades? Who came and went?

What is NDA?

NDA means National Democratic Alliance i.e. National Democratic Alliance. This alliance was formed in 1998. Due to this, from 1998 to 2004, BJP managed to run the government under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Center. The constituents of the NDA have so far contested six Lok Sabha elections together.

Who made NDA?

The NDA founders were Lal Krishna Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The first chairman of the NDA was Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Advani was its chairman from 2004 to 2012. The second important post in the NDA is of the Convenor. George Fernandes was the first Convener (Convenor) of the NDA. At present Amit Shah is the chairman of NDA. The place of the conveyor is empty.

NDA was formed with which parties?

In 1998, when LK Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to form NDA, it was first joined by George Fernandez's Samata Party, Jayalalithaa's AIADMK, Prakash Singh Badal's Akali Dal, and Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP decided to support it from outside.

How was the NDA's position in the 2014 general election?

In 2013, when the BJP made Narendra Modi the Prime Ministerial candidate, 29 parties were in the NDA. The BJP alone won 282 seats in the general election, while the other 11 partners of the NDA managed to win 54 seats. Many parties came to the NDA even after the elections, but 16 parties left the NDA in 5 years after Modi became Prime Minister.

NDA's position in the 2019 general election?

Just before the general election, the BJP claimed that the NDA included AIADMK, Shiv Sena, JDU, LJP, Akali Dal, Apna Dal, PMK, RPIA, Bodo Land People's Front, AINRCongress, Naga People's Front, Sikkim Democratic Front, National People's Party, There were 42 parties like Mizo National Front, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha, KMDK, India Jannayaga Katchi, Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party, Kerala Congress Nationalist, Suhel Dev Bharatiya Samaj Party.

How many NDA parties contested in the 2019 general election?

The 2019 general election was contested by 21 parties involved in the NDA. Of these, 13 parties including the BJP managed to win the seat. The NDA got a total of 354 seats. Out of which BJP got 303 seats and the other 12 parties got 51 seats.

NDA status in 2020?

Assembly elections have been held in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana, Delhi after the 2019 general elections. BJP has lost in three of these states. Two have lost power. The Shiv Sena and the All Jharkhand Student Union have walked out of the NDA after the general election, two parties who have walked out. He had a total of 19 MPs.

What is the current status of NDA?

At present, there are 26 parties in the NDA. Of these, 17 parties have members in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. The NDA currently has 336 members in the Lok Sabha and 117 in the Rajya Sabha.

How many states have the NDA government?

At present, the NDA constituency is in 22 states. NDA has government in 18 states. The NDA has had a total of 178 years of government at the Center for 12 years.

NDA was formed with which parties?

The NDA was made up of 14 parties including the BJP. These included BJP, AIADMK, Samata Party, Biju Janata Dal, Shiromani Akali Dal, National Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena, PMK, Lok Shakti, MDMK, Haryana Vikas Party, Janata Party, Mizo National Front, NTR TDP LP.

Which are now left in the founding parties of NDA?

Four parties are still together in the founding parties of NDA. These include BJP, Akali Dal, Anna DMK, Mizo National Front, PMK. But, among these, Anna DMK, Mije National Front, PMK have left the NDA in the middle and are now back together. The Akali Dal is the only party that has remained in the NDA since day one.

What is the reason behind Akali Dal's opposition?

Farmers in Punjab are the backbone of the Shiromani Akali Dal. Therefore, at the beginning of the movement, Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal had said, "All Akali are farmers and all farmers are Akali".

All the farmers' unions of Punjab are opposing the three ordinances of the central government keeping aside their differences. The farmers of the Malwa belt have issued a warning that whichever leader will support these ordinances, they will not be allowed to enter the villages.

There is also a political reason, because the Akali Dal is still marginalized in Punjab. In the 2017 assembly elections, the Akali Dal got just 15 seats out of 117 seats. Before 2017, the Akali Dal had been in the government twice in a row.

Political experts point out that the Akali Dal is trying to save its vote bank again in the state. Assembly elections are also to be held in the state after two years. Harsimrat's resignation is also part of this link. Akali can also leave NDA for this.