Prime Minister Modi Meets Shiv Sena and Jana Sena MPs in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the newly elected Shiv Sena MPs in New Delhi. Modi highlighted that the alliance between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a time-tested friendship, not just a political alliance. The Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Ajit Pawar MPs congratulated Modi on his third consecutive term as Prime Minister following the Lok Sabha polls.
On ‘X’, Modi wrote, “Had a great meeting with Shiv Sena MPs. Ours is not a political alliance–it is a time-tested friendship, bound together by common ideals and a shared vision for India’s development.” He also praised Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde for his tireless work for the state’s progress, saying, “It is commendable how Shri @mieknathshinde Ji is working tirelessly for Maharashtra’s progress and to fulfil the great Balasaheb Thackeray Ji’s ideals.”
During the meeting, Modi discussed development work in Maharashtra, while the Shiv Sena MPs raised various state issues. They presented Modi with a statue of Vitthal Rakhumai. Modi encouraged the MPs to play a positive and active role in Parliament during their half-hour discussion.
In the recent Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti alliance, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP-Ajit Pawar, secured 17 seats. The BJP’s seats in Maharashtra decreased to nine from 23 in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with a vote share of 26.18 percent. The Shiv Sena and NCP won seven and one seats, respectively.
Modi also met with newly elected MPs of the Jana Sena Party, part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). On ‘X’, Modi wrote, “Met MPs from @JanaSenaParty. I have been working with Shri @PawanKalyan Garu for many years now and I am amazed by his tenacity and passion for public service. I am sure JSP will always be at the forefront of serving society and contributing to India’s progress.”
The Jana Sena, in alliance with the BJP and Telugu Desam Party (TDP), won two seats in the Lok Sabha polls. The BJP won three seats, and the TDP won 16, bringing the NDA’s total to 21 out of 25 seats. The alliance also won the Andhra Pradesh assembly polls, leading to TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu becoming Chief Minister and Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan becoming Deputy Chief Minister.
