Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray mentioned on Saturday that the victory of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Maharashtra Lok Sabha polls marks the start, not the tip. He expressed confidence that the opposition alliance would win the upcoming meeting elections in the state.
Thackeray, whose get together is a constituent of the MVA, addressed a joint press convention of MVA members in South Mumbai, the place NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and senior Congress chief Prithviraj Chavan additionally spoke. The three events additionally held a preliminary assembly for the state meeting polls scheduled later this 12 months.
Thackeray emphasised that the individuals of the state confirmed how hole the parable of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s invincibility is. “The Lok Sabha poll victory for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is not the end, it is the beginning,” the previous chief minister mentioned. Congress chief Chavan mentioned that after the Lok Sabha ballot outcomes, a change of authorities was imminent in Maharashtra.
Taking a swipe on the Prime Minister, Pawar mentioned, “We thank PM Narendra Modi for making the political atmosphere conducive for the MVA.” In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Congress gained 13 seats, a major improve from the solitary seat it gained in the state in 2019, whereas the Shiv Sena (UBT) bagged 9 and the NCP (SP) eight. In the seat-sharing deal for the final elections, the Uddhav Thackeray-led get together had the most important share of seats among the many three events. Of the overall 48 Lok Sabha seats, the Sena (UBT) contested 21 seats, adopted by Congress with 17 and NCP (SP) with 10.
In comparability, the ruling Mahayuti may solely safe 17 seats, with the BJP’s seat tally dropping drastically to 9 from the 23 it gained in 2019. The Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde gained seven seats, whereas the NCP led by Ajit Pawar managed to safe only one seat.
