Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde come together, give strong message to opponents before Maharashtra elections

New Delhi: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and NCP (Ajit Pawar) leader Ajit Pawar came together on Wednesday to give the message that there is no tussle on any issue in the NDA i.e. Grand Alliance in Maharashtra. he/she held a press conference and said that everything is fine in Mahayuti and got the government’s work counted. India alliance is continuously asking NDA who is their chief ministerial candidate. This question still remains inconvenient for BJP. BJP alliance will contest elections in Maharashtra without announcing a CM candidate. Devendra Fadnavis said that there is no dispute regarding the claim for the post of Chief Minister and it will be decided by consensus after the elections. he/she also said that the Indian alliance, especially Sharad Pawar, should tell who is their CM candidate. In fact, for the past several days, discussions have been heated that regarding the post of CM, the local leaders within the BJP want that if the government is formed this time, the CM should be from the BJP only. At present, talks are going on regarding seat sharing in Mahayuti.

What does the report card of the last election say?

The last assembly elections were fought by BJP with Shiv Sena (Undivided) and then BJP had fielded its candidates on 165 seats out of which BJP candidates won on 105 seats. This time also BJP wants to contest elections on at least 165 seats. There are total 288 seats in Maharashtra Assembly. Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena wants at least 80 seats but the message being given to them by BJP is that despite being the largest party, BJP made them the CM, so now they should at least sacrifice some seats. BJP leaders say that Shinde’s party can contest elections on about 70 seats. Ajit Pawar’s party is also demanding 50-55 seats but BJP sources say that they may get less seats than this. BJP also has a Central Election Committee meeting on Wednesday night to decide the candidates for Maharashtra.

What speculations are going on in the political circles?

BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should be ready to make sacrifices in terms of seat sharing for the assembly elections as the BJP has done to keep the alliance intact. According to the news agency, Bawankule told a TV channel that ‘Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should definitely work with an open mind and be ready to make sacrifices. We have also made sacrifices to maintain the alliance. It is clear that BJP’s aim is to contest elections on those seats which we had earlier.