[6][7][8] The United Opposition was first proposed by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee.
[9] To fight against NDA in 2022 Indian presidential election, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, TMC supremo, Mamata Banerjee proposed an electoral alliance.
[10] The United Opposition nominated Yashwant Sinha, former External Affairs Minister, former Finance Minister, and Trinamool Congress leader, as their presidential candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential election.
Later Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and both factions of Shiv Sena (SS) supported the NDA nominated candidate Droupadi Murmu for the presidential election instead.
with 35.97% votes against Droupadi Murmu with 64.03%[12] The United Opposition nominated Margaret Alva, former Governor of Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, former Union Minister and Congress leader, as their Vice Presidential candidate for the 2022 Indian Vice Presidential election.