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.
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.
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.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has been admitted to Sir HN Reliance Hospital on Monday for a detailed health checkup, his son Aaditya Thackeray said on Monday.
The MVA also released a booklet titled 'Gaddarancha Panchnama' attacking the Mahrashtra government accusing it of "betraying" the dharma of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, saying that "Maharashtra would have fallen far behind" if the Uddhav Thackeray-led government had not been removed.
As both factions of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray) held rallies in Maharashtra on the occasion of Dussehra, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Aaditya Thackeray took a dig at Eknath Shinde faction on Saturday by saying, "Original Shiv Sena is here".