Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: 'I am a Maratha and it is in all my documents', NCP founder Sharad Pawar had given this statement in November last year. Actually, the politics of Maharashtra revolves around the Maratha community. Of the 18 Chief Ministers of the state, 10 have been Marathas, including current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
According to a February 2024 report by the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission (MSBCC), Marathas constitute at least 28 per cent of the state's 13 crore population and hold more than 150 of the state's 288 assembly seats or 25 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies. They affect.
Manoj Jarange is the face of Maratha movement
Maratha reservation movement has been in the headlines in the state. Manoj Jarange Patil has been its face. On Monday he said, “After much deliberation, I have decided not to field any candidate in the state. The Maratha community itself will decide who to defeat and who to elect. I will not support any candidate or political party.” Nor do I have any relation with them.” He said that we were going to contest elections on 14 seats and the decision was pending on 11 seats. We cannot win elections with the votes of only one community (Maratha).
That's why Maharashtra politics is different
Apart from this, the politics of Maharashtra is different from other states of the country. The way the assembly elections are being fought here this time has never been fought like this anywhere else. After the division of two parties into four parties in Maharashtra, the politics of the state has become completely different. Mahayuti and Mahavikas Aghadi are two big alliances contesting elections in Maharashtra.
Here Shiv Sena got divided into two groups where one group Eknath Shinde The other group is that of Uddhav Thackeray. Similarly, the Nationalist Congress Party also got divided into two parts. In this, one group is of Ajit Pawar and the other group is of Sharad Pawar. Apart from this, BJP is involved in Mahayuti while Congress is contesting elections under Mahavikas Aghadi.
Voting will take place on 20th November
Let us tell you that assembly elections are to be held in Maharashtra on 20th November, the results will come on 23rd November. Earlier on Monday (November 4), the deadline for withdrawal of nominations of the candidates has ended.
(With IANS inputs)
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Those seats in Maharashtra where the competition is very interesting, expect a close contest!
