MVA delegation meets Fadnavis, demands Leader of Opposition post, urges paper ballot voting
"We hope the government will consider this proposal positively," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole said.
"We hope the government will consider this proposal positively," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole said.
Cracks appear to be widening within the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance as Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi hinted at severing ties over a controversial post by Shiv Sena (UBT) related to the Babri Masjid demolition.
The BJP-backed Mahayuti's landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has surprised both the Mahayuti as well as the Congress-backed Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
The handsome victory for the Mahayuti in Maharashtra clearly suggests that the Narendra Modi magic continues to work for the NDA which trounced the Opposition alliance that was clearly a frontrunner in the battle at the hustings in India's wealthiest state just about five months back.
NCP-SP Maharashtra state president Jayant Patil and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat have already begun contacting many independent candidates, just in case the MVA falls short of a majority.
"This time, more than Rs 2,000 crore was spent in the elections to defeat the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The money came from Adani. If we form the Maharashtra government, we will investigate Adani, and First Information Reports (FIRs) will be registered against him," Raut alleged.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his statements about the Constitution of India, at Chimur in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, where he addressed an election rally on Saturday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi at election rallies in Chandrapur, Umerkheda, and Hingoli in Maharashtra.
“They (the Congress-backed MVA) will withdraw funds from Maharashtra and send the cash to Delhi,” the Union home minister said while addressing a poll rally in Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Sunday night intensified disciplinary actions by suspending seven additional rebel candidates for anti-party activities ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
