India TV Chunav Manch: Priyanka Chaturvedi, who is Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), attended the India TV Chunav Manch on Thursday. She was a member and one of the National Spokespersons of Indian National Congress. She also works to promote children's education, women's empowerment and health. During the Chinav Manch, she talked about the CM face of the MVA for Maharashtra and the seat sharing formula with the alliance members.
Priyanka Chaturvedi on CM face of MVA
On a question about who will be the CM face from the MVA, Priyanka Chaturvedi said it is not about the CM face now, but it is about who is the well wisher of Maharashtra and who thinks about the well being of the state. She said the bigger topic right now is corruption and developmental issues of the state than the CM face.
To another question on why the MVA has not declared the CM face till now, she said if any survey will be done now, the only favourite CM face will be Uddhav Thackeray.
Talking about the announcement of candidates for the Maharshtra polls, she said there is no elder brother in the MVA and the the decision on seats will be taken by this evening.
Know all about Maharashtra Assembly polls
As the term of the Maharashtra assembly will end on November 26, 2024, the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Legislative Assembly elections for Maharashtra, along with Jharkhand. As per the EC announcement, the elections in Maharashtra will be held on November 20 and the results will be declared on November 23.
Notably, the Maharashtra assembly comprises 288 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies, and this year, the assembly polls are expected to be a two-way fight between the ruling Mahayuti Alliance of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena-Eknath Shinde and NCP-Ajit Pawar, and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition of the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP-Sharad Pawar, and the Congress.
