Editing Politics of India (section)

==== United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ====
{{Main|United Progressive Alliance}}
The United Progressive Alliance was a [[Political group|political alliance]] in [[India]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]]. It was formed after the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 general election]] with support from left-leaning political parties when no single party got the majority.

The UPA subsequently governed India from 2004 until 2014 for 2 terms before losing power to their main rivals, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance]]. With strong corruption history within the alliance and becoming increasingly unpopular among the masses, the UPA was dissolved to form the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] on 18 July 2023 ahead of the [[Next Indian general election|2024 general election]]. The UPA used to rule 7 [[States and union territories of India]] before it was dissolved.