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The 2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra will be held in or before May 2024 to elect 48 members of 18th Lok Sabha.
Background[edit | edit source]
The major contenders in the state are National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and United Progressive Alliance (UPA). NDA consists of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena whereas UPA consists of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress.
The 2019 Indian general election resulted in National Democratic Alliance winning 41 seats out of 48 seats.
After the results of 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, Shiv Sena declined to support the BJP to form the government, demanding an equal share in power which was promised by BJP. Shiv Sena also demanded the post of Chief Minister for 2.5 years according to 50-50 promise.[1] But BJP declined such promise and eventually ended breaking ties with one of their oldest ally Shiv Sena.
The 2022 Maharashtra political crisis began on 21 June 2022 in the Indian state of Maharashtra when Eknath Shinde, a senior Shiv Sena leader, along with several other MLAs of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition moved to Surat in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP}-governed Gujarat, throwing the coalition into a crisis.[2][3] The group later moved to Guwahati in another BJP-governed state, Assam. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut accused BJP of causing the revolt within Shiv Sena and attempting to topple the MVA-coalition government, implicitly mentioned later in a remark by BJP's Sushil Modi.[4][5] On 29 June, Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, resigned from the post as well as a MLC member while speaking live on social media ahead of a no-confidence motion on 29 June 2022.[6] The resignation of Thackeray saw the cancellation of the floor test, with Shinde taking stake of the government as the Chief Minister and Devendra Fadnavis taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister. On 10th October the Election Commission of India allotted new party name of the two factions of the Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
Parties and alliances[edit | edit source]
National Democratic Alliance[edit | edit source]
| Party | Symbol | Leader(s) | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | Nitin Gadkari | TBD | ||
| Shiv Sena | SS |  |
Rahul Shewale | TBD | |
| Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) | NCP(AP) |  |
Sunil Tatkare | TBD | |
Maha Vikas Aghadi[edit | edit source]
| Party | Symbol | Leader(s) | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Congress Party | NCP | |
Supriya Sule | TBD | |
| Indian National Congress | INC |  |
Nana Patole | TBD | |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | SS(UBT) |  |
Vinayak Raut | TBD | |
Others[edit | edit source]
| Party | Symbol | Leader(s) | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | AIMIM |  |
Imtiyaz Jaleel | TBD | |
Candidates[edit | edit source]
See Also[edit | edit source]
Next Indian general election in West Bengal
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Singh, Darpan (21 June 2022). "Maharashtra political crisis: Why MVA coalition has always looked fragile". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ā Karthikeyan, Suchitra (22 June 2022). "Maharashtra Political Crisis: MVA slides into minority; here's how the numbers stand". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ā "What's next in the Maharashtra political crisis? Decoding the future of the MVA alliance". Firstpost. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ā "Maharashtra: The political crisis brewing in India's richest state". BBC News. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
To avoid disqualification under India's anti-defection law, Mr Shinde needs the support of 37 lawmakers in the state. He has claimed the support of 40 Sena lawmakers and six independents, but the number is yet to be independently verified
- ā Phakde, Manasi (17 August 2022). "Sushil Modi's 'BJP breaking Sena' remark likely to cause storm in Maharashtra monsoon session". The Print. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ā "Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra chief minister hours ahead of trust vote". Hindustan Times. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.