Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Mahayuti's CM is here, says Fadnavis

In the leadup to the Maharashtra Assembly election Deputy Chief Minister CM Devendra Fadnavis has targeted the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA stating that the ruling Mahayuti does not need to announce a candidate for the chief ministerial position as Eknath Shinde is the incumbent Chief Minister news agency ANI reportedDuring a press conference on Wednesday Fadnavis asserted The Mahayuti doesnt need to announce a CM face our chief minister is sitting here I challenge Sharad Pawar Saheb to announce their candidate for the CM postFadnavis further critiqued the opposition and said The MVA is not announcing a CM face because they donrsquot believe their candidate can win after the electionsThe alliance whose home minister went to jail for accepting a bribe of Rs 100 crore who planted bombs outside a businessmans house and who detained journalists is now telling us about law and order Nirbhaya Squad vehicles were used to escort their leaders while they were in power Those who were most negligent about womens safety should not lecture us on how to protect our women Fadnavis slammed the previous MVA governmentWe have announced all the schemes made financial provisions and not only that we will also introduce new schemes and benefits for everyone in our manifesto he addedI assure you that all schemes and promises made by us will have full financial backing and no scheme will lack support from our side Initially when we announced the Ladki Bahin Yojana the opposition claimed that money wouldnt be deposited in the accounts However so far at least four to five instalments have been deposited into the accounts of more than 25 crore beneficiaries in our state he saidPresenting twoyear report card Eknath ShindeCM Eknath Shinde also spoke at the press conference stating Our two years of work and performance represent the face of our alliance MVA should announce their candidate as the leader of the oppositionShinde further remarked We are presenting our performance card for the past two years Itrsquos no small feat to present such a detailed report card after two years in government it requires substantial performanceMaharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar unveiled the Mahayuti government report card during their joint press conference in Mumbai RPIA chief and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale was also present ANI reportedThe Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on 20 November the Election Commission of India announced on Tuesday 15 October This has prompted political parties to gear up for an election that will be unprecedented in many waysEarlier Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray sidestepped questions regarding the MVAs chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming assembly polls He stated that the MVA would announce its candidate only after the ruling Mahayuti does the same ANI reportedLet the Mahayuti announce their CM face first then we will inform you who our CM face is As the ruling government the Mahayuti should declare their candidate first Thackeray said during a press briefing in Mumbai on 13 OctoberMaharashtra Assembly election on November 20Last month Pawar commented that there was no need for the MVA to announce a chief ministerial candidate ahead of the elections asserting that the coalition would contest under a collective leadershipThere is no obstacle in not announcing the CMs face We donrsquot need to think about it now The leader should be decided based on the numbers Therersquos no need to make any arrangements before the elections Pawar statedThe Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Maharashtra Assembly election According to the election panel polling will take place in a single phase on 20 November with results declared on 23 November Key dates include the notification on 22 October the last date for nominations on 29 October scrutiny on 30 October and the last date for withdrawal on 4 NovemberShinde expressed strong confidence in the Mahayuti alliancersquos success in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election stating that the outcomes of welfare schemes would be reflected in the poll resultsAddressing the oppositionrsquos concerns regarding the Election Commission and the integrity of electronic voting machines EVMs Shinde remarked When the opposition wins they praise the EVMs the Election Commission and the courts But when the results arenrsquot in their favour they criticise the EVMs The people of Maharashtra recognise that the opposition is being hypocritical in claiming the EVMs and the Election Commission are flawed We approach elections with confidence energy and a focus on developmentIn the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election the Congress and the unified Shiv Sena won 154 out of 288 seats as part of the MVA coalition This time however the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sharad Pawars Nationalist Congress Party NCP and Congress have allied to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party BJPled Mahayuti allianceIn the Lok Sabha elections held this year MVA won 30 of the states 48 Lok Sabha seats while the ruling alliance secured 17 One seat went to an Independent candidateWith ANI inputs