BJP candidate from Ghatkopar East Parag Shah has no car.
A total of 7,995 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Among them, the BJP candidate from Ghatkopar East, Parag Shah, is the richest candidate. In the election affidavit, he stated that he has assets worth Rs 3383.06 crore. He has 2 crore rupees in cash.
Parag became MLA for the first time from Ghatkopar East seat in 2019. His wealth then was 550.62 crore rupees. His wealth has increased by 575% in 5 years. Earlier in the 2017 BMC elections, he had declared his wealth of Rs 690 crore.
Parag Shah is also the chairman of real estate company MICI Group, which he has been running for 25 years. His company deals in real estate in many cities of Gujarat and Chennai. Parag's wife Mansi also has assets worth crores, which include commercial and residential properties.
Parag Shah has been associated with politics since 2017.
Parag Shah owes more than 54.14 crores In the information given to the Election Commission, Parag Shah said that he has a debt of Rs 54.14 crore. This includes loans of over Rs 43.29 crore in his name and over Rs 10.85 crore in the name of his wife.
Talking to the media, Parag Shah said that God has given him everything. Now they want to do something for the country.
He said that he gives more than 50% of his savings to social service. They have no car.
In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 23 to 9 seats
Out of 48 seats in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections, the INDIA Alliance got 30 seats and NDA 17 seats. In which BJP got 9 seats, Shiv Sena got 7 seats and NCP got only 1 seat. BJP lost 23 seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, NDA won 41 seats compared to 42 seats in 2014.
Estimated defeat of BJP as per Lok Sabha Elections
If the trend like the Lok Sabha elections continues in the Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP will suffer. BJP will wrap up around 60 seats. Also, in an opposition coalition survey, MVA is projected to get 160 seats. Maratha movement is the biggest challenge for BJP. Apart from this, people sympathize with Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar after the sabotage in Shiv Sena and NCP.
Assembly Elections – 2019
- In 2019, there was a BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. BJP won 105 and Shiv Sena 56 seats. NCP got 54 seats and Congress got 44 seats from the alliance. The BJP-Shiv Sena would have easily come to power, but the alliance broke down due to differences.
- On 23 November 2019, Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Minister. However, both resigned on November 26 before the majority test.
- On November 28, Mahavikas Aghadi of Shiv Sena (Udhan), NCP and Congress came to power.
- After this, Shiv Sena and NCP split and these two parties split into four factions. However, Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray gained in the Lok Sabha elections. Now the Assembly elections are also being held on this background.
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