Apart from devoting an entire section on LGBTQIA+, the MVA manifesto for Maharashtra polls also mentions it in several other sections, making it read like a woke manifesto.
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav is reportedly unhappy with MVA's seat-sharing plan in Maharashtra, signalling possible alliance tensions. SP prepares to contest independently on 20 seats.
Speaking at the Dussehra event held in Azad Maidan, CM Shinde said, "Balasaheb Thackeray gave the slogan 'garv se ka ho hum Hindu hain' (say with pride that we are Hindu). But some people are shy to say this now. We are proud to say these slogans."
Ibrahim Moosa, one of the convicts in the 1993 Bombay bombings, was seen campaigning for Amol Kirtikar, the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) candidate for Mumbai North West
Criticising the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA govt for its failures, Shinde stressed the importance of fieldwork over social media activism. “Work face-to-face rather than going live on Facebook,” he said.
Sanjay Nirupam stated that leaders ought to prevent conflicts over winning seats. "The Shiv Sena may demand 23 seats, but what will they do with them?"
If media reports are to be believed, Maharashtra could be eyeing another political upheaval with at least 13 MLAs of Sharad Pawar's NCP joining the saffron camp.
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Mumbai sent Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 15 in connection with the alleged Dapoli Sai Resort scam.
BJP leader and Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that in 2019, he and Ajit Pawar were sworn in to form the govt with Sharad Pawar's approval.