MNS to go indeoendent in Maha Assembly Elections this year
MNS to go indeoendent in Maha Assembly Elections this year
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections,
Raj Thackeray Chief of MNS announces of his party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena going independent in the Maharashtra Assembly polls this year end. And that his party plans to contest 225-250 seats.
Reportedly, the MNS had backed the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the Lok Sabha elections.
A source close to the party reveals that Raj Thackeray has turned upset at some of the schemes announced by the Eknath Shinde government such as Ladli Behna and Ladla Bhai, under which cash has been ensured to women and youth.
The ruling Mahauti alliance, comprising BJP, Shinde’s Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP, has yet to start seat-sharing talks. The negotiations are going to be hectic as each party is pushing for maximum seats.
Shinde’s Shiv Sena is keen to contest 126 of the 288 seats, but won’t settle for anything less than 100. The BJP, on the other hand, eyes 150 seats.
As per media reports Ajit Pawar recently met Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded 80–90 seats for the NCP. Amidst his brief meeting with Shah, Ajit Pawar insisted on finalising the seat distribution as early as possible and avoiding “lingering around” till the last minute as happened in the Lok Sabha elections.
A sources also ureveal that Ajit Pawar was adamant on contesting the 54 seats the combined NCP won in the 2019 Assembly polls. Besides these, Ajit Pawar eyes to fight 20 seats against Congress from western Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Northern Maharashtra (Khandesh) region.
The Deputy Chief Minister is also keen on contesting 4–5 seats in Mumbai, dominated by the minority community, against the Congress. Ajit Pawar is also confident of getting three independent and three Congress MLAs to contest from his party.
News Edit K.V.Raman
