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MAHARASHTRA ELECTIONS

BATTLE

HEATS UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads his party’s attack on the Congress

by questioning their ‘false promises’ to people. As the tough election comes closer,

how is politics likely to play in this important state?

OUR BUREAU Maharashtra Assembly elections, is
confident of a good showing by the
Mumbai/New Delhi
alliance. Regarding the situation with
he Maharashtra Assembly dissatisfied rebel Congress leaders in
elections are scheduled for the Maharashtra Assembly elections,
TNovember 20, with counting Gehlot said, “There is already a fa-
for all 288 constituencies set for No- vorable atmosphere for Congress.
vember 23. The BJP is in alliance with I was in Maharashtra recently, and
NCP (Ajit Pawar), and Shiv Sena there is an anti-government senti-
(Eknath Shinde), called the Mahayu- ment among the common people,
ti alliance. The other major alliance which will benefit us. I hope that ac-
for the state’s assembly election is the cording to the current atmosphere,
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), com- Congress and the alliance will win
prising of Congress, Sharad Pawar- the elections. Regarding convincing
led NCP, and Uddhav Thackeray-led the rebels, the process has been on-
Shiv Sena. going since the day the forms were
As the elections come close, filled. We are in constant contact
the battle is heating up, with the top with them. The last date for form
leaders of both big national parties withdrawals is November 4, and I
launching attacks against each other. expect that many rebel leaders will
On Friday, Prime Minister Nar- withdraw their forms by that date.”
endra Modi criticized the Congress But Shiv Sena MP Shrikant
Party for failing to deliver on their Shinde expressed strong confidence
promises in Karnataka and urged in the Mahayuti alliance’s prospects
the people to be vigilant and not in the upcoming Maharashtra elec-
fall prey to the Party’s false promis- PM Modi is now leading his party’s campaign for Maharashtra elections by questioning the tions, highlighting the achievements
es. PM Modi emphasized the Con- of the current government under
gress Party’s history of making emp- Congress governments’ welfare policies (ANI) Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, par-
ty promises, citing their unfulfilled ticularly the ‘Ladki Behin Yojana’,
loan waiver commitments in several al Pradesh, Karnataka and Telanga- poor, youngsters, farmers and wom- which has reportedly benefited 2.15
states, including Karnataka, Madhya na, the Prime Minister said that the en, who are not only denied the ben- crore women across the state.
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, and Congress Party’s promises to these efits of these promises but also see “Mahayuti is confident of win-
Rajasthan. states remained unfulfilled, which is their existing schemes diluted,” he ning. The way our government, un-
“The Congress Party is realiz- a terrible deceit upon the people of said. der the leadership of CM Eknath
ing the hard way that making unreal these states. PM Modi alleged that the Con- Shinde, has worked--especially
promises is easy but implementing “Check any state where the Con- gress is busy in intra-party politics in through schemes like the Ladki Be-
them properly is tough or impossi- gress has Governments today - Him- Karnataka, adding that the salaries hin Yojana--gives us confidence as
ble. Campaign after campaign they achal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telan- of Government workers are not paid we approach the people with our
promise things to the people, which gana - the developmental trajectory on time in Himachal Pradesh and development agenda. Maharashtra
they also know they will never be and fiscal health is turning from bad farmers are waiting for the waiver leads in infrastructure, startups, and
able to deliver. Now, they stand badly to worse. Their so-called Guarantees they promised in Telangana. welfare schemes,” Shrikant Shinde
exposed in front of the people,” PM lie unfulfilled, which is a terrible de- But Ashok Gehlot, the former said.
Modi posted on X. ceit upon the people of these states. Chief Minister of Rajasthan and cur- Shinde also criticized the oppo-
Citing the example of Himach- The victims of such politics are the rent senior Congress observer for the Continued on next page... >>

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