Uddhav Thackeray, a former chief minister of Maharashtra, recently said during a rally in the Jalgaon district that elections in the state could occur at any time and that his party is completely ready for them. His comments came shortly after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut predicted that the current Maharashtra administration led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would fall within the next 15 to 20 days in his party’s weekly meeting.
According to Thackeray’s remarks, his party is optimistic that the Supreme Court will rule favourably in the ongoing dispute between the two Shiv Sena factions. “Elections can occur at any time, and we are ready for them,” We are looking for a favourable ruling from the Supreme Court in this case. Then, anything may occur at any time, he remarked.
Even after the state BJP president said that the Shinde-faction would only receive 48 seats out of the 288 available, Thackeray insisted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clarify whether an election under CM Shinde will be held the following year. According to Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the state BJP chief, Shinde’s party will only receive 48 seats (out of the total 288). Will the BJP run candidates for only 48 seats in the election? he questioned.
When a group of dissident leaders from the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde joined forces with the BJP to establish a coalition administration in the state and overthrow the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, Thackeray was removed from his role as chief minister. As the chasm between the two Shiv Sena sides grew wider, the Thackeray-led fraction then filed a case with the Supreme Court earlier this year.
Many people are confident that National Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar will soon defect from MVA and team up with the BJP, fueling intense speculation over a realignment in the state’s party coalitions. Sharad Pawar, the party’s leader, stated earlier that no such discussions had taken place within the party. The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress make up the remaining two partners in the tripartite alliance known as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), while the NCP makes up one-third of it.