VBA to contest all elections in 2024 in alliance with Uddhav-led Sena faction: Prakash Ambedkar

By PTI

AKOLA: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) head Prakash Ambedkar on Monday mentioned his outfit will contest all elections in 2024 in alliance with the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray. The Maharashtra Assembly elections are due in 2024.

Polls to numerous civic our bodies, together with the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, are additionally overdue.

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA had introduced a tie-up on January 23.

Ambedkar had then mentioned the alliance was between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the VBA for the second, however he hoped different constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party) additionally be a part of.

In a giant blow to Uddhav Thackeray, the Election Commission on Friday allotted the title ‘Shiv Sena’ and its ballot image ‘bow and arrow’ to the group led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The EC allowed the Thackeray faction to retain the title Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the ‘flaming torch’ ballot image, given to it in an interim order in October final 12 months, until the conclusion of ongoing meeting bypolls within the state.

To a question from reporters right here on Monday, Ambedkar mentioned, “The friendship between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and VBA will remain in the 2024 Assembly elections, and whatever polls will be held in between, the election alliance with remain.”

Ambedkar additionally mentioned no candidate has been fielded the VBA-Uddhav Thackeray Sena faction for the upcoming byelection to Chinchwad Assembly seat in Pune.

Hence, the VBA is supporting unbiased candidate Rahul Kalate, he added.

AKOLA: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) head Prakash Ambedkar on Monday mentioned his outfit will contest all elections in 2024 in alliance with the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray. The Maharashtra Assembly elections are due in 2024.

Polls to numerous civic our bodies, together with the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, are additionally overdue.

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA had introduced a tie-up on January 23.

Ambedkar had then mentioned the alliance was between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the VBA for the second, however he hoped different constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party) additionally be a part of.

In a giant blow to Uddhav Thackeray, the Election Commission on Friday allotted the title ‘Shiv Sena’ and its ballot image ‘bow and arrow’ to the group led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The EC allowed the Thackeray faction to retain the title Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the ‘flaming torch’ ballot image, given to it in an interim order in October final 12 months, until the conclusion of ongoing meeting bypolls within the state.

To a question from reporters right here on Monday, Ambedkar mentioned, “The friendship between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and VBA will remain in the 2024 Assembly elections, and whatever polls will be held in between, the election alliance with remain.”

Ambedkar additionally mentioned no candidate has been fielded the VBA-Uddhav Thackeray Sena faction for the upcoming byelection to Chinchwad Assembly seat in Pune.

Hence, the VBA is supporting unbiased candidate Rahul Kalate, he added.