Maharashtra Polls 2024: Ever because the announcement of ballot dates for the upcoming Maharashtra elections 2024, the developments within the political circles of the state have caught folks unexpectedly. A state, which is witnessing its first polls after the cut up of Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Social gathering (NCP) into two factions every, has grabbed eyeballs, with each alliances, BJP-led Mahayuti and the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), discovering it tough to crack the seat-sharing deal even after the deadline to file nominations ended.
Amid all of the speculations and calculations forward of the much-awaited polls, a brand new rift over former Maharashtra minister and NCP chief Nawab Malik’s candidature emerged, which signalled in the direction of the chance of cracks within the ruling alliance.
BJP and Shiv Sena Shinde faction are opposing the nomination of Nawab Malik as a result of his alleged hyperlinks with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s (BJP) Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar has introduced that the celebration wouldn’t be campaigning in help of Nationalist Congress Social gathering’s (Ajit Pawar) Nawab Malik.
Bharatiya Janata Social gathering chief Kirit Somaiya stated that Nawab Malik is a terrorist, and he tried to interrupt the nation into items. “Nawab Malik is a terrorist who tried to interrupt India into items. He’s Dawood’s agent, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP has betrayed the nation by giving tickets to Nawab Malik. On behalf of Mahayuti, Eknath Shinde’s candidate Suresh Krishna Patil (Bullet Patil) of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering began campaigning yesterday,” stated Somaiya.
On Tuesday, after Nawab Malik filed his nomination, a brand new problem emerged in entrance of the Mahayuti alliance, because the Mahayuti had already introduced Shiv Sena’s Suresh Krishna Patil because the ‘official’ candidate for a similar seat.
Nawab Malik, a two-time MLA from Anushakti Nagar, had earlier within the month introduced that he would contest from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Meeting constituency as an unbiased candidate after being denied a ticket by the NCP as a result of strain by the Mahayuti ally BJP.
On Tuesday, Malik filed his nomination papers as an NCP candidate from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar meeting constituency in Mumbai.
After Nawab Malik filed his papers, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Priyanka Chaturvedi slammed the ruling Mahayuti alliance within the state. She dubbed Malik “Dawood’s aide” as she quipped how a “Dawood buddy” is preventing as a part of the BJP-led coalition and is associates with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
“‘Dawood aide’ is now BFF with Ashish Shelar and Devendra Fadnavis; the ‘Dawood buddy’ is now preventing within the alliance led by the BJP, formally. Patriotism ke certificates baantne waale kahaan hain aaj?” Chaturvedi stated in a submit on X (previously Twitter).
The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief took a pot shot on the BJP-led alliance, as Nawab Malik is alleged to have had hyperlinks with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Notably, the saffron celebration had objected to the inclusion of Nawab Malik within the Mahayuti.
Nevertheless, regardless of the objections, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led NCP went forward and appointed not solely Malik because the celebration candidate but in addition gave a ticket to his daughter Sana.
The NCP chief, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in February 2022 in reference to a cash laundering case linked to the actions of the Mumbai underworld, is at the moment out on bail.
The saffron celebration and Nawab Malik have remained at loggerheads previously years. He had accused the BJP of utilizing central companies such because the ED and the CBI to create strain on its opponents. BJP leaders had additionally staged protests demanding his resignation again in 2022, when he was a Minister within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities and chief of the undivided NCP.
