MVA poised to win most seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra: Chennithala

The political environment in Maharashtra is conducive for the Congress and Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA and the alliance will win most seats in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls said senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday reported the PTITalking to reporters in Maharashtras Gadchiroli the All India Congress Committee AICC incharge of Maharashtra said that the discussions on seat sharing among the MVA partners Congress Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT and NCP group under Sharad Pawar is in the final stage as per the PTILets fight the Lok Sabha elections unitedly Rahul Gandhis Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is being held to maintain social harmony in the country he said the news agency reported on SaturdayMaharashtra sends 48 MPs the second highest after Uttar Pradeshs 80 to the Lok SabhaThe country faces a significant challenge in the form of bigoted forces These forces need to be tackled with equal strength in the upcoming elections he saidHe said that Rahul Gandhi embarked upon the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to unite the country and boost social harmonyNow the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is underway from Manipur to Mumbai he addedThe upcoming elections are very important for democracy in the country and everyone needs to be united for it he stressedRamesh Chennithala expressed confidence that there is a positive atmosphere for the Congress and the MVA in Maharashtra and the threeparty alliance will win the most number of seats in the state in the 2024 Lok Sabha electionsIn the 2019 general elections the BJP had won in 23 constituencies followed by the undivided Shiv Sena which bagged 18 seats While the NCP had got four seats one seat each went to the Congress AIMIM and an Independent candidateThe senior Congress leader said they held a review meeting of the partys Nagpur division in Gadchiroli on Saturday The first such meeting was held for its Amravati division earlier this weekRamesh Chennithala said the Congress has organised divisionwise review meetings to discuss the upcoming general elections the PTI reportedThere is a need to fight together against the forces that are destroying the country The BJP government is misusing ED and CBI to suppress the voices of opposition parties A big challenge has arisen to maintain peace and harmony in the country he saidRamesh Chennithala also accused the BJP of politicising Lord Ram and creating conflicts between communities over reservation Issues like inflation unemployment farmers and social harmony are important and the Congress party will emphasise them in the elections he saidAsked about seatsharing he said a meeting was held in Delhi about it and a second discussion will be held soon After that a final decision will be taken he saidIn the wake of the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls he said the Congress has organised a camp on February 17 and 18 at Lonavala near Mumbai which will be attended by about 300 leaders and party officialsWhile Rahul Gandhi will inaugurate the camp online it will be concluded by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge he saidRamesh Chennithala said the BJP had formed the government in Karnataka by sabotage but the people of the state defeated it in last years assembly electionsEven in Maharashtra ED and CBI have been misused and the government has been formed by splitting parties he said referring to the upheavals in the Shiv Sena and NCPIn the upcoming elections people will show the BJP its place just like they did in Karnataka he saidwith PTI inputs