The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance--comprising the Congress, the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT)--will contest 85 seats each in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray faction, spokesperson Anand Dubey on Wednesday exuded confidence in the victory of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, saying in Maharashtra, MVA will form the government.
"The list of 45 candidates that we have released, most of them are those who supported Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray. 4-5 people are chosen new as per a survey and the will of the people. Our strike rate in the Vidhan Sabha elections will be double than that of the Lok Sabha electi
Following the seizure of Rs 5 crore in cash from a car by Pune rural police, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray expressed concerns about transparency, saying that if the Election Commission (EC) is neutral, it will be known to whom the money belongs.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday accused the BJP of tampering with voters' list in Maharashtra with the help of the Election Commission. He said that the Opposition would raise this issue on international platforms.
Speaking to the media, Patole said "If Sanjay Raut is controlling Uddhav Thackeray, that is their issue. We have the responsibility of telling the reality of our leaders and we are doing that. We do not want to speak anything on what Sanjay Raut does."
Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata President Chandrashekhar Bawankule remarked on Uddhav Thackeray's situation and said that he had never seen him in such a condition where he had to walk in front of the Maha Vikas Aghadi with a bowl.
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar on Thursday challenged Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray for a debate on the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and said that the latter has become the "spokesperson for the urban naxals."
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray expressed hope on "getting justice in the court of the people" as he referred to the announcement of election schedule for Maharashtra on Tuesday.
Maharashtra unit chief of BJP, Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said that the BJP and Mahayuti are ready to contest the elections in the state, adding that the public will vote for the development done for the state under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.