Maharashtra will vote in the first five phases during the Lok Sabha elections. Recently, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut compared the Prime Minister with Aurangzeb.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital over seat-sharing in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will take place in first five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20.
Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will take place in first five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. The results of the general elections will be out on June 4.
Congress is in alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT) in Maharashtra under the banner of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar is also part of this alliance. According to sources, Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest 22 seats, while Congress on 16 seats and NCP on 10 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.
Seat sharing formula: The BJP is keen to contest more than 30 seats in the upcoming elections as it eyes the 370-mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha.
Maharashtra has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats but the decision on seat-sharing between MVA members is yet to be made. Ambedkar exposed the cracks in the I.N.D.I.A bloc ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
Speaking after joining the CM's faction, Waikar claimed he had worked in the Shiv Sena for 50 years and had switched sides for the development of his constituency, which needs roads and water supply and where many works had been held up due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sanjay Nirupam has been staking claim over the Mumbai North-West Lok Sabha seat, however, tensions within the MVA are likely to rise as Uddhav Thackeray declared the candidate on the seat from his party even though the MVA has yet not officially declared any candidates in the state so far.
Maharashtra has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats and is the second state after Uttar Pradesh to have the maximum number of parliamentary seats. Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May.
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, suggested that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari would likely be featured prominently in the BJP's second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections once the ruling alliance in the state finalizes its seat-sharing agreement.
The speaker had, in an order on January 10, declared the Shiv Sena bloc led by Shinde as the "real political party" after its split in June 2022. He had also rejected the Thackeray faction's plea to disqualify 16 MLAs of the ruling camp, including Shinde.
Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha Election 2024: Pramila Dandavate, Ramdas Athawale, Priya Dutt and Eknath Gaikwad also represented the Mumbai North Central constituency. BJP's Poonam Mahajan defeated Congress candidate and Sunil Dutt's daughter Priya Dutt twice in 2014 and 2019.
The BJP-led NDA alliance has set a target of winning over 45 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. Amit Shah has emphasised that electing Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister and securing more than 45 seats in Maharashtra are top priorities.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray held talks over the seat-sharing in Mumbai Lok Sabha for the general elections, sources said.
Eknath Shinde has declined the invitation for dinner by Sharad Pawar.
Two Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leaders engaged into a scuffle inside the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan. The reason for the argument is not known as of now but the opposition has demanded an inquiry in the matter.
Maharashtra is going to witness an interesting contest this year after the split of two key parties including Shiv Sena and NCP. So, which bloc -- NDA or MVA led by I.N.D.I.A -- will perform better in Lok Sabha 2024. Let's take a look.
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP appears to be strong in Mumbai North, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Pune, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Sangli, Nagpur, Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Raver, Dindori, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur etc.
India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to predict which bloc -- NDA or I.N.D.I.A -- will have an edge in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due in few weeks. Stay tuned
Mumbai South Lok Sabha Election 2024: Shiv Sena leader Arvind Ganpat Sawant won the two consecutive elections from the Mumbai South constituency in 2014 and 2019. He defeated Congress leader Milind Deora on both occasions.
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