Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be held later this year. However, the Election Commission of India has yet to announce the dates.
Speaking on the Badlapur incident, where two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted, Ashish Shelar said that the political conspiracy in the organised protest should also be investigated.
"How strong is the reaction of the people when a serious incident happens? An example of this was seen yesterday in Badlapur. This means that there is a lot of uneasiness among the people," Sharad Pawar outlined.
Jaleel told ANI that the INDIA bloc is habouring a false notion that they will be able to achieve good seats in the Maharashtra Assembly Polls but they are unaware that it is not Lok Sabha elections as votes will be cast on local issues.
Speaking on allying with Ajit Pawar-led NCP, Eknath Shinde said that after seeing the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ajit Pawar decided to join the Mahayuti Alliance.
Elections are due in Haryana, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The poll body will announce the schedule for Haryana and J-K today. It is also likely to announce the election schedule in Maharashtra.
Baramati assembly seat has been considered a stronghold for Pawar as he was re-elected from the same in 1995,1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. He is currently on a state-wide tour to promote schemes launched by the state government for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Polls.
NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has refused to comment on his uncle and NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar's remarks on the possibility of their joining hands again and said he will fight the coming assembly polls as part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state
Earlier today, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief, Uddhav met Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi.