Congress Leader KC Venugopal Confident About Winning Maharashtra Elections with MVA
Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal has expressed confidence in the state-level coalition, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), forming the government in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. He stated that his party will strive to remove the current ‘corrupt government’ in the state.
The elections for the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be held later this year, although the Election Commission of India has yet to announce the dates. Venugopal, along with Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole and Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala, addressed a joint press conference in Mumbai, emphasizing the unity and single voice of the Congress party.
‘Today’s meeting was about the election preparation. A discussion was held to strengthen Congress. We are going to be united. We are in one voice. Our aim is to remove this corrupt government from Maharashtra. This government is not a natural government,’ Venugopal said.
He added, ‘We are going to form the government. We are fighting the election under the banner of MVA. Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (Sharad Chandra Pawar) will fight together under the banner of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Of course, every party has their own ideas, planning, organisational structure but in the election we will fight together.’
Venugopal claimed that the ‘atmosphere in India’ has totally changed and that the people of Maharashtra will support the MVA in the upcoming assembly polls. ‘We are very much committed to defeat this corrupt government in Maharashtra. That is going to happen in the coming days. After the parliamentary elections, there is a clear message in the country. We, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, will plan a good campaign and good narrative and Maharashtra will be with us,’ he said.
On seat sharing, Venugopal mentioned, ‘We are in touch with the leaders of our alliance parties. We will formalize this very soon.’
The Congress Core Committee meeting held at Garware Club in Mumbai was attended by all major leaders of the party in the state, including Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar, Leader of Opposition Prithviraj Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mukul Wasnik, and Avinash Pandey among others. A discussion on seat-sharing in the MVA for the assembly polls was held earlier on July 11.
According to sources from the Congress, the party is likely to contest 120-130 assembly seats; the Shiv Sena (UBT) 90-100 seats, while the NCP-SP is likely to contest 75-80 seats in the coming elections. In the recent parliamentary elections, Congress emerged as the largest party in the state, with 13 Lok Sabha MPs, and along with Shiv Sena UBT’s 9 and the NCP (Pawar)’s 8 MPs, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won 30 seats out of the total number of 48 constituencies in Maharashtra.
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KC Venugopal -: KC Venugopal is a leader in the Congress party, which is one of the major political parties in India. He is responsible for organizing and managing party activities.
Maharashtra -: Maharashtra is a state in western India. It is one of the largest and most populous states in the country, with Mumbai as its capital.
MVA -: MVA stands for Maha Vikas Aghadi, which is a coalition of three political parties in Maharashtra: Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (Sharad Pawar). They work together to contest elections and form the government.
Shiv Sena (UBT) -: Shiv Sena (UBT) is a faction of the Shiv Sena party, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray. It is one of the parties in the MVA coalition.
NCP (Sharad Pawar) -: NCP stands for Nationalist Congress Party, which is led by Sharad Pawar. It is another party in the MVA coalition.
Assembly elections -: Assembly elections are held to choose representatives for the legislative assembly of a state. These representatives make laws and decisions for the state.
Seat-sharing -: Seat-sharing is an agreement between political parties on how many seats each party will contest in an election. This helps them avoid competing against each other.
