Maharashtra Elections 2024: Maharashtra is gearing up for the crucial state assembly elections on November 20, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to campaign and make a speech in Dhule and Nasi on Friday delivered a speech at an important public meeting in Grammar.
The rallies are expected to galvanize support for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies ahead of vote counting on November 23.
Maharashtra elections: Modi to address public meeting in Nashik Dhul
Prime Minister Modi expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming rally in a message posted on social media. “My family in Maharashtra is determined to ensure an unprecedented victory for the NDA candidates in the assembly elections,” he wrote. “In this enthusiastic atmosphere, I will be attending tomorrow at around 12 noon Public meeting in Dhule and then in Nashik at 2 pm to seek the blessings of the people.”
Modi’s rallies are part of a broader strategy to strengthen the party’s position in Maharashtra, a key battleground state for the party, which faces challenges from the Congress, Shiv Sena There is fierce competition from opposition parties such as the UBT (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The BJP is seeking to maintain its alliance with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar faction of the National Communist Party (NCP), collectively known as Mahayutthi Alliance.
Maharashtra elections: BJP strategy meeting in Delhi
Campaigning for the Maharashtra elections is also under discussion at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Senior leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Nadda, held a two-phased meeting on Tuesday to finalize the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand and by-elections in several states. election strategy.
Reports suggest the BJP is keen to fine-tune its election message and strengthen ties with allies to ensure a united front.
Maharashtra elections: BJP vs MVA alliance
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP is determined to wrest back power in Maharashtra. The MVA is challenging the ruling Mahayutthi alliance, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde) and the Ajit Pawar faction of the National Communist Party.
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena won 56 seats and the Congress 44 seats. Better, with 122 seats, of which the Shiv Sena won 63 seats and the Congress 42 seats. and the People’s Army.
Maharashtra elections: key dates
The Maharashtra Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on November 20 with counting of votes on November 23. The election will decide the fate of all 288 constituencies in the state.