Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three public meetings in Maharashtra today i.e. Thursday. Modi is first rallying in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Here he said that this Maharashtra election is not just an election to elect a new government.
In this election, on one side there are patriots who believe in Sambhaji Maharaj and on the other side there are people who praise Aurangzeb. Some people see the Messiah in Chhatrapati Sambhaji's killers.
He said that entire Maharashtra knows that Balasaheb Thackeray demanded to give this name to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. The Aghadi government was in power for 2.5 years, but under pressure from the Congress, these people had no courage.
When the Mahayuti government came to power, the city was renamed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. We fulfilled your wish, we fulfilled Balasaheb Thackeray's wish.
After Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, PM Modi will address a public meeting in Panvel at 4.30 pm. PM's last public meeting of the day will be in Mumbai. Its time is 6.30 pm.
All 288 assembly constituencies are scheduled to go to polls in a single phase on November 20 for the Maharashtra assembly elections. The result will come on November 23.
Key points of PM Modi's speech…
1. Our government is working on the development of Maharashtra
BJP and Mahayuti are working together to develop Maharashtra, so that Maharashtra can lead the vision of a developed India. That is why modern infrastructure is being built in Maharashtra today. Directly connected to Marathwada, Vidarbha and Mumbai.
2. Aghadis will pester you for Bund Bund
PM said that Aghadi people have done nothing but increase the problems of Maharashtra. Marathwada has had a water crisis for a long time, but Congress and Aghadi have always remained inactive.
For the first time in our government a concerted effort was started against drought. These Aghadis will make you want every drop of water. Please do not allow these Aghadi people to enter.
3. Government of Maharashtra is also handling the legacy
PM said that, along with this great sacrifice of development in Maharashtra, our government is also performing the ceremony of inheritance. For the convenience of the devotees of Lord Vitthal, we have constructed Palki Highway. The people of Maharashtra and Marathwada have been demanding the status of a higher language for Marathi for decades. This work related to Maratha pride has also been completed by BJP.
4. Congress believes in division
The PM said that the Congress party is not relying on development but on division to form the government. Congress prevents dalits, backward classes and tribals from advancing so that they remain in power from generation to generation. Hence Congress is against reservation from the beginning.
Congress princes go abroad and openly declare that they will abolish reservation. Now Congress and Aghadis are conspiring to divide the SC/ST/OBC society into smaller castes to further their agenda.
Congress is thinking that if OBC is divided into castes, its strength will be reduced and when the strength of society is reduced, then Congress will benefit by sitting. Congress wants to return to power from here. If Congress gets a chance to come to government, it will stop reservation for SC/ST/OBC.
Read PM's previous rally speeches…
November 12: PM said- Congress and its allies just played a bloody game
PM Modi's public meeting was held in Chimur, Chandrapur on November 12. He said here – Congress and Mahavikas Aghadi are leaving no chance to make the country backward and weak. Congress and its allies have given you only a bloody trick. It is our government that controlled Naxalism.
PM said that we have abolished Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir is fully attached to India and the Constitution of India, but Congress and its allies are passing resolutions to reintroduce 370 in Kashmir. These people are doing what Pakistan wants.
The Prime Minister said that this area of our Chandrapur is also facing the fire of Naxalism for decades. Here the lives of many youths were ruined due to the vicious cycle of Naxalism. The bloody game of violence continued, industrial possibilities died here.
Congress and its allies have only given you a bloody trick. Our government controlled Naxalism. Today the entire area can breathe freely. Now new opportunities are emerging in Chimur and Gadchiroli areas. You should not allow the Congress and its allies to gain strength here so that Naxalism does not come to power again in this area.
November 9: Himachal-Telangana, Karnataka Congress royal families ATM
On November 9, the Congress PM was targeted at the Akola rally. Not a word about Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. He said- There is a demand to return Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Congress and its allies support it. Pakistan wants the same.
November 8: PM said- Congress insulted Savarkar
At a rally in Nashik on November 8, PM Modi accused the Congress of insulting Savarkar and Balasaheb Thackeray. The PM said that the contribution of Balasaheb Thackeray in the politics of Maharashtra is unparalleled, but not a single word comes out of the mouths of the Congress leaders in praise of Balasaheb Thackeray.
BJP is contesting on fewer seats than in 2019 BJP is contesting on fewer seats this time as compared to 2019 assembly elections. Last time BJP fielded its candidates on 164 seats. This time 16 less candidates have entered the fray. BJP has fielded 148 candidates, Shinde group 80 and Ajit group 53 candidates.
This is the first assembly election after the split between Shiv Sena and NCP. In the last election Shiv Sena (undivided) and NCP (undivided) contested on 124 seats. Apart from all this, this time Mahayutti has left 5 seats for allied parties.
BJP said – the decision about CM will be taken after the election On being seen as Chief Minister, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis had said about a week ago that if people are seeing him as Chief Minister then it is not a problem, it is a solution. However it does not mean that he is going to become the CM.
As Eknath Shinde is the current Chief Minister, there is no need for the Mahayuti to announce the Chief Ministerial face. Who will be the chief minister will be announced after the election. Shiv Sena chief CM Eknath Shinde, NCP chief Ajit Pawar and BJP's parliamentary board will decide who will be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Mahayuti is not confused, the problem is Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The question of face is for them and not for Mahayuti. MVA is not announcing the Chief Minister's face because they know that their Chief Minister may come after the elections.
A look at Maharashtra's political equation…
BJP has reduced from 23 to 9 seats in the Lok Sabha elections Out of the 48 seats in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 30 seats and the NDA 17 seats. In which BJP got 9 seats, Shiv Sena got 7 seats and NCP got only 1 seat. BJP has lost 23 seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, NDA won 41 seats compared to 42 seats in 2014.
Estimated loss of BJP according to Lok Sabha Elections If the Maharashtra Assembly elections follow the same trend as the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP will suffer. BJP will lose around 60 seats. At the same time, an opposition coalition survey projected MVA to get 160 seats. Maratha agitation is the biggest challenge for BJP. Apart from this, people sympathize with Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar after the debacle in Shiv Sena and NCP.
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