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{{short description|Indian political alliance}}
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{{Infobox Indian political party
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|president            = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]<br /> {{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|CM of Maharashtra ]])}}<br>([[Shivsena|SS]])  
|president            = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]<br /> {{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|CM of Maharashtra ]])}}<br>([[Shivsena|SS]])  
|chairman          = [[Sharad Pawar]]<br>([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|chairman          = [[Sharad Pawar]]<br /> {{small|([[Rajya Sabha|MP of RajyaSabha MH]])}}
|secretary          = [[Balasaheb Thorat]]<br>([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
 
<br>([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|secretary          = [[Balasaheb Thorat]] <br /> {{small|([[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue Minister MH]])}} <br>([[Indian National Congress|INC]])  
|foundation        = 26 November 2019
|foundation        = 26 November 2019
|ideology          ={{Nowrap|[[Big tent]]<br>'''Factions:'''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bal Thackeray and the rise of Shiv Sena|first=Vaibhav|last=Purandare|year=2014|publisher=Roli Books}}</ref><br>[[Liberalism]]<ref name="jha">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Giridhar |title=Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-the-politricks-of-alliance/302350 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=27 December 2019 |date=25 November 2019}}</ref><br> [[Secularism]]<ref name="J.Soper">{{cite book |last1=Soper |first1=J. Christopher |last2=Fetzer |first2=Joel S. |date=2018 |title=Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y7BoDwAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |pages=200–210 |isbn=978-1-107-18943-0 }}</ref><br>[[Social democracy]]<ref>{{cite book|title=India at the Polls: Parliamentary Elections in the Federal Phase|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnAlnDZ2KcYC&q=India+at+the+Polls|page=78|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2003|first1=Mahendra Prasad|last1=Singh|first2=Rekha|last2=Saxena|isbn=978-8-125-02328-9}}</ref>}}  
|ideology          ={{Nowrap|[[Big tent]]<br>'''Factions:'''<br>[[Right-wing populism]]<ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-shiv-sena-likely-to-adopt-soft-hindutva-approach-in-coalition-government-in-line-with-congress-ncp-s-demands-sources-2802020</ref><br>[[Liberalism]]<ref name="jha">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Giridhar |title=Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-the-politricks-of-alliance/302350 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=27 December 2019 |date=25 November 2019}}</ref><br>[[Secularism]]<ref name="J.Soper">{{cite book |last1=Soper |first1=J. Christopher |last2=Fetzer |first2=Joel S. |date=2018 |title=Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y7BoDwAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |pages=200–210 |isbn=978-1-107-18943-0 }}</ref><br>[[Gandhism]]<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/pawar-praises-uddhav-says-ncp-committed-to-gandhi-nehru-ideology-121091000887_1.html</ref><br />[[Economic nationalism]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Sunila|last=Kale|title=Electrifying India: Regional Political Economies of Development|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]]|year=2014|page=94}}</ref><br>[[Social democracy]]<ref>{{cite book|title=India at the Polls: Parliamentary Elections in the Federal Phase|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnAlnDZ2KcYC&q=India+at+the+Polls|page=78|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2003|first1=Mahendra Prasad|last1=Singh|first2=Rekha|last2=Saxena|isbn=978-8-125-02328-9}}</ref>}}  
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The '''Maha Vikas Aghadi''' or '''Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi''' (English: ''Maharashtra Development Front''), abbreviated as '''MVA''', is a state-level [[Political alliance|political coalition]] formed after the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] under the leadership of [[Uddhav Thackeray]] of [[Shiv Sena]],[[Sharad Pawar]] of the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] and [[Sonia Gandhi]] of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]], along with the support from the [[Samajwadi Party]], [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWPI]], [[Omprakash Babarao Kadu|Prahar Janshakti Party]] and several other political parties including Independent MLAs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clipper28.com/en/sena-ncp-congress-alliance-could-be-named-maha-vasooli-aghadi/|title=Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vasooli Aghadi|website=Clipper28.com|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
The '''Maha Vikas Aghadi''' or '''Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi''' (English: ''Maharashtra Development Front''), abbreviated as '''MVA''', is a state-level [[Political alliance|political coalition]] formed after the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] under the leadership of [[Uddhav Thackeray]] of [[Shiv Sena]], [[Sharad Pawar]] of the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] and [[Sonia Gandhi]] of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]], along with the support from the [[Samajwadi Party]], [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWPI]], [[Omprakash Babarao Kadu|Prahar Janshakti Party]] and several other political parties including Independent MLAs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clipper28.com/en/sena-ncp-congress-alliance-could-be-named-maha-vasooli-aghadi/|title=Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vasooli Aghadi|website=Clipper28.com|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>


[[Uddhav Thackeray]] was elected as the president of the MVA after a meeting on 26 November 2019. He took oath of the office and secrecy on 28 November 2019 as the 19th [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-govt-formation-highlights-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-meet-governor-today-stake-claim-swearing-in-tomorrow-ajit-pawar-devendra-fadnavis-resigns-maharashtra-bjp-cm-7698881.html|title=Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi|website=First Post|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-government-formation-news-live-uddhav-thackeray-swearing-in-as-cm/liveblog/72270170.cms|title=Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM|website=Times of India|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
[[Uddhav Thackeray]] was elected as the president of the MVA after a meeting on 26 November 2019. He took oath of the office and secrecy on 28 November 2019 as the 19th [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-govt-formation-highlights-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-meet-governor-today-stake-claim-swearing-in-tomorrow-ajit-pawar-devendra-fadnavis-resigns-maharashtra-bjp-cm-7698881.html|title=Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi|website=First Post|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-government-formation-news-live-uddhav-thackeray-swearing-in-as-cm/liveblog/72270170.cms|title=Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM|website=Times of India|access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>


==Background==
==Formation==
The alliance was formed by non-[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] political parties in Maharashtra as a result of [[2019 Maharashtra political crisis]] where the [[Shiv Sena]] left the NDA post-polls over differences with the BJP in their preferred candidates for [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] and other important portfolio positions after the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]. [[Sharad Pawar]], [[Sanjay Raut]], [[Ahmed Patel]] and other leaders across the NCP, INC and Shiv Sena worked to realise a new alliance after Shiv Sena and BJP parted ways and Shiv Sena's lone Union Minister in [[Second Modi ministry|Modi's cabinet]], [[Arvind Sawant]], tendered his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/943299/maharashtra-shiv-sena-mp-arvind-sawant-resigns-as-union-minister-attacks-bjp|title=Shiv Sena's MP Arvind Sawant resigns from Modi cabinet|website=Scroll.in|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
The alliance was formed by non-[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] political parties in Maharashtra as a result of [[2019 Maharashtra political crisis]] where the [[Shiv Sena]] left the NDA post-polls over differences with the BJP in their preferred candidates for [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] and other important portfolio positions after the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]. [[Sharad Pawar]], [[Sanjay Raut]], [[Ahmed Patel]] and other leaders across the NCP, INC and Shiv Sena worked to realise a new alliance after Shiv Sena and BJP parted ways and Shiv Sena's lone Union Minister in [[Second Modi ministry|Modi's cabinet]], [[Arvind Sawant]], tendered his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/943299/maharashtra-shiv-sena-mp-arvind-sawant-resigns-as-union-minister-attacks-bjp|title=Shiv Sena's MP Arvind Sawant resigns from Modi cabinet|website=Scroll.in|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>


Given the varied ideologies among the partner parties, there is a plan to form two committees for guidance of the coalition. A co-ordination committee for implementation of common minimum programme and other higher decision making committee that will include party chiefs. The current MVA government includes [[Shiv Sena]] leaders [[Eknath Shinde]] & [[Subhash Desai]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] leaders [[Chhagan Bhujbal]] & [[Jayant Patil]] and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leaders [[Balasaheb Thorat]] and [[Nitin Raut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/two-panels-to-guide-maharashtra-vikas-aghadi-778689.html|title=Two panels to guide maha Vikas Aghadi|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2022, during a party meeting, [[Uddhav Thackeray]] explained his move to pull out of NDA to join UPA. He said, "We supported the BJP wholeheartedly to enable them to fulfill their national ambitions. The understanding was they will go national while we will lead in Maharashtra. But we were betrayed and attempts were made to destroy us in our home. So we had to hit back". Thackeray accused BJP of dumping its allies according to its political convenience. He said, "BJP doesn't mean Hindutva. I stand by my comment that Shiv Sena had wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP"<ref name="Wasted 25 Years">{{cite news |title="Wasted 25 Years In Alliance With BJP...," Says Uddhav Thackeray |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/uddhav-thackeray-says-wasted-25-years-in-alliance-with-bjp-2725461 |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=NDTV.com |date=23 January 2022}}</ref>
 
==Working==
Given the varied ideologies among the partner parties, there was a plan to form two committees for guidance of the coalition. A co-ordination committee for implementation of common minimum programme and other higher decision making committee that will include party chiefs. The current MVA government includes [[Shiv Sena]] leaders [[Eknath Shinde]] & [[Subhash Desai]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] leaders [[Chhagan Bhujbal]] & [[Jayant Patil]] and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leaders [[Balasaheb Thorat]] and [[Nitin Raut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/two-panels-to-guide-maharashtra-vikas-aghadi-778689.html|title=Two panels to guide maha Vikas Aghadi|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>


== Current alliance members ==
== Current alliance members ==
* note: MPs in the [[Rajya Sabha]] And [[Lok Sabha]] only include those from Maharashtra seats
* note: MPs in the [[Rajya Sabha]] And [[Lok Sabha]] only include those from Maharashtra seats


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== Status in Municipal Corporations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Alliance wise status
!Municipal Corporation
!Seats
!Ruling Party
!Last election
|-
|[[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|137|227|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|2017
|-
|[[Pune Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|64|162|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2017
|-
|[[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|32|151|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|2017
|-
|[[Thane Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|104|131|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|2017
|-
|[[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation|Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation]], Pune
|{{Composition bar|45|128|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2017
|-
|[[Nashik Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|47|122|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|2017
|-
|[[Solapur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|39|102|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|2017
|-
|[[Amravati Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|22|87|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|2017
|-
|[[Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|54|78|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|2017
|-
|[[Akola Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|26|80|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2017
|-
|[[Jalgaon Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|60|75|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Shiv Sena]]
|
|-
|[[Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|42|68|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
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|-
|[[Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|88|122|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|
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|[[Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|51|111|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2017
|-
|[[Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|40|78|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|
|-
|[[Panvel Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|27|78|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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|[[Parbhani Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|54|65|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|[[Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|74|81|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
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|[[Malegaon Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|60|84|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|
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|[[Dhule Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|15|74|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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|-
|[[Latur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|37|70|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|[[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|33|95|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2017
|-
|[[Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|6|115|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi]]
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|-
|[[Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|65|90|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|[[Kolhapur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|63|81|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
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|-
|[[Chandrapur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|36|66|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Politics of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Political parties in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Political party alliances in India]]
==See also==
* [[Muslim-Yadav formula]]

Revision as of 13:37, 30 April 2022


Maha Vikas Aghadi
AbbreviationMVA
PresidentUddhav Thackeray
(CM of Maharashtra )
(SS)
ChairpersonSharad Pawar
(MP of RajyaSabha MH)
(NCP)
SecretaryBalasaheb Thorat
(Revenue Minister MH)
(INC)
Founded26 November 2019
Split fromDemocratic Front (India)
IdeologyBig tent
Factions:
Right-wing populism[1]
Liberalism[2]
Secularism[3]
Gandhism[4]
Economic nationalism[5]
Social democracy[6]
AllianceUPA
Seats in Lok Sabha
23 / 48
Seats in Rajya Sabha
10 / 19
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
171 / 288
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
38 / 78
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31

The Maha Vikas Aghadi or Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (English: Maharashtra Development Front), abbreviated as MVA, is a state-level political coalition formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar of the NCP and Sonia Gandhi of the INC, along with the support from the Samajwadi Party, PWPI, Prahar Janshakti Party and several other political parties including Independent MLAs.[7]

Uddhav Thackeray was elected as the president of the MVA after a meeting on 26 November 2019. He took oath of the office and secrecy on 28 November 2019 as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra state.[8][9]

Formation

The alliance was formed by non-NDA political parties in Maharashtra as a result of 2019 Maharashtra political crisis where the Shiv Sena left the NDA post-polls over differences with the BJP in their preferred candidates for Chief Minister and other important portfolio positions after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. Sharad Pawar, Sanjay Raut, Ahmed Patel and other leaders across the NCP, INC and Shiv Sena worked to realise a new alliance after Shiv Sena and BJP parted ways and Shiv Sena's lone Union Minister in Modi's cabinet, Arvind Sawant, tendered his resignation.[10]

In 2022, during a party meeting, Uddhav Thackeray explained his move to pull out of NDA to join UPA. He said, "We supported the BJP wholeheartedly to enable them to fulfill their national ambitions. The understanding was they will go national while we will lead in Maharashtra. But we were betrayed and attempts were made to destroy us in our home. So we had to hit back". Thackeray accused BJP of dumping its allies according to its political convenience. He said, "BJP doesn't mean Hindutva. I stand by my comment that Shiv Sena had wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP"[11]

Working

Given the varied ideologies among the partner parties, there was a plan to form two committees for guidance of the coalition. A co-ordination committee for implementation of common minimum programme and other higher decision making committee that will include party chiefs. The current MVA government includes Shiv Sena leaders Eknath Shinde & Subhash Desai, NCP leaders Chhagan Bhujbal & Jayant Patil and Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat and Nitin Raut.[12]

Current alliance members

No Party Symbol Flag MLAs in Maharashtra Assembly
(As of 7 June 2021) 		MLCs in Maharashtra Council
(As of 7 June 2021) 		MPs in Lok Sabha

(As of 7 June 2021)

MPs in Rajya Sabha
(As of 21 May 2021)
1 Shiv Sena 57 16 18 3
2 Nationalist Congress Party 53 11 4 4
3 Indian National Congress 44 10 1 3
4 Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi 3 - - -
5 Samajwadi Party 2 0 0 0
6 Prahar Janshakti Party 2 - - -
7 Peasants And Workers Party Of India 1 2 - -
8 Independents 8 2 - -
Total 171/288 41/78 23/48 10/19

List of Chief Ministers

See also: List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra

Following is the list of the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra from Maha Vikas Aghadi.

No. Chief Ministers Portrait Term in Office Assembly Constituency Other Posts Held
Start End Tenure
1 Uddhav Thackeray
File:Uddhav Thackeray.png
 28 November 2019 Incumbent 6 years, 254 days 14th Assembly MLC President of Shiv Sena, Editor-in-chief of Saamana

Political Parties

No Party Symbol Flag
1 Shiv Sena
2 Nationalist Congress Party
3 Indian National Congress
4 Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi -
5 Samajwadi Party File:Samajwadi Party Flag.jpg
6 Prahar Janshakti Party - -
7 Peasants And Workers Party Of India -

Status in Municipal Corporations

Alliance wise status
Municipal Corporation Seats Ruling Party Last election
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
137 / 227
 Shiv Sena 2017
Pune Municipal Corporation
64 / 162
 Bharatiya Janata Party 2017
Nagpur Municipal Corporation
32 / 151
 2017
Thane Municipal Corporation
104 / 131
 Shiv Sena 2017
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune
45 / 128
 Bharatiya Janata Party 2017
Nashik Municipal Corporation
47 / 122
 2017
Solapur Municipal Corporation
39 / 102
 2017
Amravati Municipal Corporation
22 / 87
 2017
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation
54 / 78
 Shiv Sena 2017
Akola Municipal Corporation
26 / 80
 Bharatiya Janata Party 2017
Jalgaon Municipal Corporation
60 / 75
 Shiv Sena
Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation
42 / 68
Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
88 / 122
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
51 / 111
 Bharatiya Janata Party 2017
Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation
40 / 78
 Nationalist Congress Party
Panvel Municipal Corporation
27 / 78
 Bharatiya Janata Party
Parbhani Municipal Corporation
54 / 65
 Indian National Congress
Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation
74 / 81
Malegaon Municipal Corporation
60 / 84
 Nationalist Congress Party
Dhule Municipal Corporation
15 / 74
 Bharatiya Janata Party
Latur Municipal Corporation
37 / 70
 Indian National Congress
Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation
33 / 95
 Bharatiya Janata Party 2017
Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation
6 / 115
 Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi
Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation
65 / 90
 Indian National Congress
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation
63 / 81
Chandrapur Municipal Corporation
36 / 66
 Bharatiya Janata Party
Region Total seats Current Seats of Maha Vikas Aghadi
Shiv Sena Nationalist Congress Party Indian National Congress Others
Western Maharashtra 70 05 26 12 03
Vidarbha 62 04 06 15 03
Marathwada 46 12 08 07 04
Thane+Konkan 39 15 05 00 04
Mumbai 36 14 01 04 01
North Maharashtra 35 07 08 04 03
Total[13] 288 57 53 43 18

References

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  2. ↑ Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Soper, J. Christopher; Fetzer, Joel S. (2018). Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200–210. ISBN 978-1-107-18943-0.
  4. ↑ https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/pawar-praises-uddhav-says-ncp-committed-to-gandhi-nehru-ideology-121091000887_1.html
  5. ↑ Kale, Sunila (2014). Electrifying India: Regional Political Economies of Development. Stanford University Press. p. 94.
  6. ↑ Singh, Mahendra Prasad; Saxena, Rekha (2003). India at the Polls: Parliamentary Elections in the Federal Phase. Orient Blackswan. p. 78. ISBN 978-8-125-02328-9.
  7. ↑ "Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vasooli Aghadi". Clipper28.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi". First Post. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Shiv Sena's MP Arvind Sawant resigns from Modi cabinet". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. ↑ ""Wasted 25 Years In Alliance With BJP...," Says Uddhav Thackeray". NDTV.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Two panels to guide maha Vikas Aghadi". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Spoils of five-point duel". Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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