"Every leader of Mahayuti fighting amongst themselves, public with MVA": Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Priyanka Chaturvedi
Oct 20, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 : As the assembly election dates draw near, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi exuded confidence that the public is with the opposition alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and claimed infighting in the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
Speaking to ANI, Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "Every leader of the Mahayuti is fighting amongst themselves. This party has come based on an opportunistic alliance to grab power. The people of Maharashtra will vote them out. The public is with the Maha Vikas Aghadi and we will declare the name of candidates before the Mahayuti Alliance."
"The seat-sharing talks for the Maharashtra Assembly elections are in their final stages," she added.
Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut accused the BJP of tampering with the voters' list in Maharashtra with the help of the Election Commission. He said that the Opposition would raise this issue on international platforms.
"They (BJP) are trying to mess up the voter list with the help of the Election Commission. The BJP is contesting nearly 150 assembly seats and they are finding those people who have voted for the Maha Vikas Aghadi and replacing their names with bogus voters," Raut said while speaking to reporters on Sunday.
"We will raise this issue on international platforms and tell people what is happening in the country," he added.
Raut alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is trying his best to impose President's rule in Maharashtra even after the elections. "But we will not let this happen. Uddhav Thackeray has called a special meeting today at 12:30 pm and we will take an important decision," he said earlier on Sunday.
He alleged that there are discrepancies in the voters' lists in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
"There are discrepancies in the voter list in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. They tried in Haryana as well. We defeated them in Lok Sabha and they are losing in Vidhan Sabha elections as well," Raut said.
Maharashtra will vote in a single phase on November 20, with the results to be declared on November 23.
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, while Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress won 44 seats. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena secured 63, and Congress won 42 seats.
