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Maha Vikas Aghadi
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Maha Vikas Aghadi | |
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| Abbreviation | MVA |
| President | Uddhav Thackeray (CM of Maharashtra ) (SS) |
| Chairperson | Sharad Pawar (MP of RajyaSabha MH) (NCP) |
| Secretary | Balasaheb Thorat (Revenue Minister MH) (INC) |
| Founded | 26 November 2019 |
| Split from | Democratic Front (India) |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Right-wing populism[1] Liberalism[2] Secularism[3] Gandhism[4] Economic nationalism[5] Social democracy[6] |
| Alliance | UPA |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- note: MPs in the Rajya Sabha And Lok Sabha only include those from Maharashtra seats
| 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) |
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| 1 | Shiv Sena | 
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57 | 16 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2 | Nationalist Congress Party | 
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53 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Indian National Congress | 
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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[edit]
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 | ||
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| Start | End | Tenure | ||||||
| 1 | Uddhav Thackeray |  |
28 November 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 68 days | 14th Assembly | MLC | President of Shiv Sena, Editor-in-chief of Saamana |
Political Parties[edit]
| No | Party | Symbol | Flag |
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| 1 | Shiv Sena |
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| 2 | Nationalist Congress Party |
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| 3 | Indian National Congress |
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| 4 | Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi | 
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| 5 | Samajwadi Party | 
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| 6 | Prahar Janshakti Party | - | - |
| 7 | Peasants And Workers Party Of India | - |
Status in Municipal Corporations[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/pawar-praises-uddhav-says-ncp-committed-to-gandhi-nehru-ideology-121091000887_1.html
- ↑ Kale, Sunila (2014). Electrifying India: Regional Political Economies of Development. Stanford University Press. p. 94.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vasooli Aghadi". Clipper28.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi". First Post. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ↑ "Shiv Sena's MP Arvind Sawant resigns from Modi cabinet". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ ""Wasted 25 Years In Alliance With BJP...," Says Uddhav Thackeray". NDTV.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ "Two panels to guide maha Vikas Aghadi". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "Spoils of five-point duel". Retrieved 26 September 2017.