India has previously hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, staging the event in New Delhi.
New Delhi 2010 remains the only time India won more than 100 medals at any single edition of CWG.
It was also the country’s most successful campaign in the CWG to date, with the home athletes finishing with a total of 101 medals, including 38 golds, to finish second on the medals tally.
The country’s second-best haul is 69 medals, including 30 golds, at Manchester 2002.
The Commonwealth Games, first hosted in 1930, will see its 24th edition play out in 2030. The last edition was held in Birmingham, UK, in 2022 and the upcoming one is scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2026.
At CWG 2022, Indian athletes won 61 medals – 22 golds, 16 silvers and 23 bronze.
CWG 2026 Glasgow will be a scaled-down edition with several sports like hockey, badminton, wrestling and shooting cut from the programme.
IOA officials have, however, confirmed that they will strive to make the 2030 edition a full-fledged affair should India win the bid. Joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey has also batted for the inclusion of indigenous sports like kho kho, kabaddi and others.