With the announcement of assembly elections in Maharashtra, the phase of leaders changing parties also started. On Wednesday, October 16, the day after the election announcement, the Congress suffered a major shock when party general secretary Javed Shroff defected to the Ajit Pawar faction.
Big relief to former Congress MLA Mamta Devi in the firing case, High Court stayed the punishment – Mamta Devi
“Mumbai Congress General Secretary Alhaj Javed R. Shroff joined the Nationalist Congress Party. I welcome him wholeheartedly. He is confident that he will make a big contribution to public service by following the party’s ideology,” NCP’s official X account said.
Mumbai Congress Chief Secretary Alhaj Javed R. Shroff joined the Nationalist Congress Party. I heartily welcome you. Be assured that the party’s ideology will bear a huge burden on public service. pic.twitter.com/9xloiuSjax
— Ajit Pawar (@AjitPawarSpeaks) October 15, 2024
Announcement of Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024
On Tuesday (October 15), Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced that elections for 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase. Voting will take place on 20 November, and vote counting and declaration of results will take place on 23 November 2024.
After the election announcement, the Mahayuti government presented its report card, said – even the opposition is surprised by schemes like Ladki Bahin.
Brainstorming on seat sharing in Mahayuti-MV
Before the Maharashtra elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance are now discussing the names of candidates along with the distribution of seats. There is no agreement regarding seat sharing between Congress, Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction and NCP Sharad Pawar faction in MVA, Mahayuti leaders say that an agreement has been reached and everything will be made public soon.
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