Lok Sabha Election 2024: Seat-sharing talks among MVA parties underway, says Anil Deshmukh
PTI. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on March 3 said that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is a fight between dictatorship and democracy.
The Shiv Sena leader joined hands with the NCP (undivided) and Congress to form Maha Vikas Aghadi and took oath as the chief minister, after 2019 assembly elections. Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut stressed on the unity between the MVA and Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) workers to counter the BJP and prevent potential authoritarian rule post 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The Shiv Sena MP also said that he had witnessed the way former home minister and NCP(SP) leader Anil Deshmukh was pressured in jail following arrest that alleged him of indulging in bribery. Sanjay Raut claimed that "He was released (on bail) and has some proof against the current government." The MVA government collapsed in June 2022 after senior Sena leader Eknath Shinde challenged Uddhav Thackeray's leadership.
Subsequently, Eknath Shinde formed an alliance with the BJP and became chief minister of Maharashtra. (With agency inputs) Milestone Alert!
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