After Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar reportedly expressed ‘uncertainty’ on the tripartite ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’ (MVA) contesting polls together, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on April 24 said that Mr. Pawar had a special hand in the creation of the MVA and that it had been his objective for the three parties to come together and defeat the in 2024
Mr. Pawar, speaking in Amravati on April 23 evening, took a non-committal stance by stating it was not possible to say right now whether the three parties [the NCP, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress] would fight the 2024 polls together. Maharashtra will see both the general election as well as the State Assembly election next year.
“While there is presently an ‘aghadi’ (alliance) and a wish between parties to work together, we still have to discuss seat-sharing and sort out other issues. We still have not done all this So, unless all that is done, how can one say whether we will fight together or not,” said the NCP chief.
