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.
After Maha Vikas Aghadi's call for protest march over Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse incident, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavais said on Sunday that the agitation is completely political and MVA or Congress, never respected Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Maha Vikash Aghadi (MVA) ally, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday issued a clarion call to the people asking them to participate in Saturday’s Maharashtra Bandh (shutdown) wholeheartedly to protest against ‘perverse mentality’ in the state, here.
He said Mumbai and Bollywood have an unbreakable bond and this decision will have a big impact on cine business, the actors and workers that are dependent on the film industry.
He also said that the rebel MLAs have taken a very wrong step and said that the MVA government will complete the rest of the remaining years of the five-year tenure in office.
According to sources, Congress is unhappy with the statement of Shiv Sena leader and convened a meeting at the Sahyadri guest house in this regard. Senior Congress leaders including HK Patil, Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole and Ashok Chavan are participating in meeting.
