Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (February 19) set the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies a goal of successful all 48 seats in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a gathering of BJP staff in Kolhapur, he additionally lashed out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for “surrendering at the feet of (Nationalist Party Congress chief) Sharad Pawar” to change into chief minister.
Thackeray had damaged the alliance with BJP after the 2019 Assembly ballot outcomes have been declared claiming the latter had reneged on its promise to share the chief ministerial tenure with the Shiv Sena. He teamed up with the NCP and (*48*) and led the Maha Vikas Aghadi, until a riot by Eknath Shinde introduced it down in June final yr.
“In 2019, the BJP and its allies won 42 out of 48 seats. This time, we should win all 48 seats,” Shah instructed his get together staff.
Attacking Thackeray, Shah stated, “Hinduhriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray’s Shiv Sena was surrendered at the feet of Sharad Pawar. (Thackeray) contested Assembly elections with us with the largest cut-outs being that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But after the results were out, he (Thackeray) surrendered at the feet of Pawar.”
“We are not greedy for power nor have we ever sacrificed our principles. The last Maharashtra assembly election was contested under the leadership of then chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. PM Modi and I had openly said this during our rallies. Despite this, (Thackeray) joined hands with the opposition,” he added.
Hailing the Election Commission’s resolution on Friday to recognise the Shinde faction as the true Shiv Sena and giving it the bow and arrow image, Shah stated they (Thackeray group) will now study a lesson.
“By deceit you can attain power for few days, but when it comes to the battlefield, you need courage to win,” Shah stated with out naming Thackeray.
