List of United Progressive Alliance members
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a coalition of political parties in India formed after the 2004 general election.[1] In India it is generally considered to be rival of NDA government in formation of government at Centre. The most influential party of the UPA alliance is perhaps the Indian National Congress, whose National President Sonia Gandhi is chairperson of the UPA. It formed a government with support from some other left-aligned parties in 2004.
Current members[]
| Party | L.S | R.S | States/UT's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 53 | 34 | IND | |
| DMK | 24 | 10 | TN | |
| SHS | 19 | 3 | MH | |
| SP | 5 | 5 | U.P | |
| CPI(M) | 3 | 6 | IND | |
| RJD | - | 5 | BH | |
| NCP | 5 | 4 | IND | |
| IUML | 3 | 1 | KL | |
| CPI | 2 | 1 | IND | |
| JKNC | 3 | - | J & K | |
| AIMIM | 2 | - | TS | |
| JMM | 1 | 1 | JK | |
| KC(M) | 1 | 1 | KL | |
| RSP | 1 | - | KL | |
| VCK | 1 | - | TN | |
| AIUDF | 1 | - | AS | |
| LJD | - | 1 | KL | |
| MDMK | - | 1 | TN | |
| AGM | - | 1 | AS | |
| Total | 125 | 75 | IND | |
Past members[]
| Party | Base State | Withdrawal Date | Reason for Withdrawal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TRS
|
Telangana | 2006 | Differences over proposed statehood for Telangana[2] | |
 MDMK
|
Tamil Nadu | 2007 | Allied with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led Front[3] | |
 BSP
|
National Party | 2008 | Congress opposed the UP government where the BSP was the ruling party | |
 CPI(M)
|
National Party | 2008 | Due to Indo-US nuclear deal.[4] | |
| CPI
|
National Party | 2008 | Due to Indo-US nuclear deal[4] | |
| JKPDP | Jammu and Kashmir | 2009 | Congress decided to support National Conference Government in Jammu and Kashmir[5] | |
 PMK
|
Tamil Nadu | 2009 | PMK declared that it would join the AIADMK led front | |
| AIMIM | Telangana | 2012 | Accused Congress led State Government of Communalism[6][7] | |
 AITC
|
National Party | 2012 | TMC's demands on rollbacks and reforms not met, including the governments decision to allow FDI in retail[8][9] | |
| JVM(P) | Jharkhand | 2012 | Opposition to the governments decision to allow FDI in retail | |
| SJ(D) | Kerala | 2014 | It merged with Janata Dal (United) on 29 December 2014.[10][11] | |
References[]
- ^ "United Progressive Alliance, UPA, UPA Performance General Election 2009, UPA Tally, UPA in Lok Sabha Elections 2009, India Elections 2009, General Elections, Election Manifesto, India Election News, India Elections Results, Indian Election Schedule, 15th Lok Sabha Elections, General Elections 2009, State Assembly Elections, State Assembly Elections Schedule, State Assembly Election Results". electionaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
- ^ TRS withdraws support to the UPA.
- ^ Vaiko withdraws support. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
- ^ a b "Left pulls out, will meet President Patil on Wednesday". expressindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
- ^ PDP withdraws from UPA, The Indian Express. 5 January 2009
- ^ "Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen withdraws support to Andhra Pradesh government and UPA". The Times of India. 13 November 2012.
- ^ "MIM withdraws support to UPA, Congress in Andhra Pradesh". dna.
- ^ "Rupee falls after TMC pulls out from government". Monetcontrol.com. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Mamata's party ready to meet President tomorrow to officially quit UPA". NDTV. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Nitish Kumar hails SJD's merger with JD-U in Kerala". India Today.
- ^ "SJD Merges with Sharad Yadav's Janata Dal (United)". The New Indian Express.
External links[]
- Common Minimum Programme of the UPA.
- Arora, Balveer and Tawa Lama Rewal, Stéphanie. "Introduction: Contextualizing and Interpreting the 15th Lok Sabha Elections". South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 3, 2009
Categories:
- Coalition governments of India
- Manmohan Singh administration
- Member parties of the United Progressive Alliance
- Political parties in India
- Political party alliances in India