United Progressive Alliance
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United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India.
Its constituents include:
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)
- Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
- Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJNSP)
- Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
- Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP)
- Republican Party of India (Athvale) (RPI(A))
- Republican Party of India (Gavai) (RPI(G))
- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen (AIMIM)
- Kerala Congress (KC)
This alliance is externally supported (supporters are not part of the government) by the four left parties; Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India Forward Bloc. In order to coordinate the cooperation, a UPA-Left Coordination Committee has been formed.
Many observers are engaged in pondering how long the UPA will last.
