The vote results were announced by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, following Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal's formal introduction of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024. He agreed to send the bill to a JPC in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement.
"If VBA gets the numbers, tomorrow, to support a party or an alliance to form the government in Maharashtra, we will choose to be with one who can form the government. We will choose power!" posted Prakash Ambedkar on X.
"We had earlier predicted that the National political parties will not have much influence in the Maharashtra elections. I see the prediction is correct. Regional parties will be strengthened," VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar told ANI.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited Prakash Ambedkar, President of Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi at his Pune residence on Thursday to enquire about his health.
Republican Party of India (RPI) president and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has inquired about the health and well-being of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar over telephone to his family, said RPI media wing in a statement on Monday.
Prakash Ambedkar has opposed granting Marathas reservation from the OBC quota, urging the government to address their demands separately without affecting OBC rights.
The party has named candidates from different social communities, which have been socially and politically excluded by the mainstream parties and their successive governments.
In 2019, Dhotre defeated Ambedkar by a margin of 2,75,596 votes. While Dhotre got 49.5 per cent of votes, Ambedkar got 24.9 per cent. Congress' Hidayatullah Patel came third winning 22.7 per of the votes.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) released a list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar took a jibe at the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saying that the differences between the partners in the Opposition alliance in the state were coming to the fore and there was a clear divergence of opinion within.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said that if Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar is not taking a decision to join the Maha Vikas Aghadi, then it clearly means that he is helping the Bharatiya Janata Party.