18 January,2024 03:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ajit Pawar. File Pic
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that women's support helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win three out of the five states in the recent assembly elections, reported the PTI.
Addressing a gathering of female workers of his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ajit Pawar said that a large number of women lawmakers will be seen in the state assembly as well as Parliament in the coming years, as per the PTI.
In a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and setting the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP swept Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the assembly polls held in November last year, inflicting a resounding defeat to the Congress.
"We have prepared the agenda for Maharashtra's development and are working accordingly. While doing this, NCP has always focused on women's respect, dignity and prestige," he said, according to the news agency.
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The BJP, Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP faction under Ajit Pawar are the ruling partners in Maharashtra.
Ajit Pawar, who split the NCP founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar and joined the Shinde-led government in Maharashtra last year, said his party aims at ensuring progress and development of all sections of society.
The event, hosted at Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion, central Mumbai, saw NCP women workers sporting caps bearing the messages like 'Ajit Pawar is the future CM'.
Meanwhile, CM Eknath Shinde has said that the state has inked memorandums of undertaking (MoUs) worth Rs 3,53,675 crore at the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland.
CM Shinde thanked investors, noting the increased confidence of global industries that showed interest in investing Rs 1 lakh crore in Maharashtra. These MoUs have the potential to create more than 2 lakh jobs in the state, said a statement from the CM's office late on Wednesday night.
Highlighting the focus on tangible implementation, CM Shinde emphasised the acceleration of growth compared to last year. He said the state's image has been spotlighted as people-oriented with a strong emphasis on industrialisation, skilled manpower, and quick decision-making, the statement said.
(with PTI inputs)
