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  • Sanjay Raut claims some folks approached him to lend a hand topple Maha government; writes to Vice President

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    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has written a letter to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, claiming he used to be approached via “positive folks” who requested him to lend a hand in toppling the MVA executive in Maharashtra in order that the state might be compelled into mid-term elections.

    Raut, who’s the Rajya Sabha member, asserted that the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive will whole its five-year time period, and mentioned he’s going to no longer bow down and can proceed to talk the reality.

    He claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and different central businesses had been getting used with the “indirect purpose” of toppling democratically elected governments. Within the letter to Naidu, who may be the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Raut mentioned central businesses just like the ED had been “systematically concentrated on” Shiv Sena leaders, after the celebration shaped the (MVA) executive in Maharashtra with the NCP and Congress after severing ties with its outdated best friend BJP.

    Raut asked Naidu to consider of the “abuse of energy” and alleged harassment of Rajya Sabha contributors, and mentioned the vice chairman must additionally talk up and take motion on this connection.

    In search of to place up a courageous face, the Rajya Sabha member additionally mentioned he’s “no longer scared and won’t bow down”, and can proceed to talk fact each outside and inside the Area.

    The Shiv Sena’s leader spokesperson wrote the letter to Naidu on Tuesday and in addition despatched its copies to leaders like Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and NCP president Sharad Pawar.

    Addressing journalists in Delhi on Wednesday, Raut mentioned the letter used to be “only a trailer”, and he’s going to reveal how (some) ED team of workers had been allegedly operating a “legal syndicate of the BJP”.

    “A few month in the past, I used to be approached via positive folks and used to be instructed to lend a hand them in toppling the state executive in Maharashtra. They sought after me to be instrumental in such an endeavour in order that the state might be compelled right into a mid-term election,” Raut alleged within the letter.

    Raut additional mentioned he refused to be part of the “clandestine” schedule, and claimed he used to be instructed that his refusal would result in him “paying a heavy worth”.

    The Sena chief claimed he used to be even instructed that his destiny might be like that of a former railway minister who spent a few years in prison.

    “I used to be even warned that except for me, two different senior ministers within the Maharashtra cupboard would even be despatched at the back of bars below the PMLA (Prevention of Cash Laundering Act), which might result in mid-term elections within the Maharashtra, with all essential leaders within the state being at the back of bars,” he mentioned.

    Raut mentioned the regulation to forestall cash laundering was efficient on January 17, 2003.

    However, transactions which happened prior to that date and had not anything to do with cash laundering are being investigated via the central businesses with the “indirect and ulterior purpose” of harassing and terrorising political warring parties of the BJP, he mentioned.

    “ED and different central businesses are getting used with the indirect purpose of toppling democratically elected governments, which is on no account a wholesome signal for any nation the place democracy prevails,” he added.

    Raut accused the ED of threatening individuals who bought land to him and his circle of relatives about 17 years in the past and in 2012-13, forcing them (the dealers) into issuing statements towards him.

    The Shiv Sena chief mentioned the decorators and different distributors roped in for his daughter’s marriage ceremony serve as had been additionally being “intimidated and threatened as a way to extract statements” that they won Rs 50 lakh in money from him.

    He alleged that the ED and different businesses have unlawfully picked up 28 folks in those connections up to now.

    “I, with all due humility, need to state that It’s not that i am scared, nor am I going to bow down, and I can proceed to talk the reality, each within the Area and outdoor the Area,” the parliamentarian mentioned.

    Raut mentioned he perceives movements of the central businesses as an assault on his proper to talk freely and on democracy.

    “I beg you not to simply consider of the abuse of energy to perpetuate intimidation and harassment of contributors of the Rajya Sabha, but in addition to talk up and take motion,” Raut mentioned within the letter to Naidu.

    Talking to journalists in Delhi, Raut centered the Centre, alleging that the voice of opposition leaders is being suppressed in a extra critical means now than all over the time of Emergency.

    “However they (BJP) are below an phantasm and folks like us is not going to fall for such oppressive movements or forces.

    I will perceive the ache they’re feeling for the reason that Maharashtra executive used to be shaped.

    They must battle politically.

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    the businesses like ED and others have turn into a part of the legal syndicate of the BJP or their masters,” he alleged.

    Raut mentioned his letter to Naidu isn’t even a trailer and that he’s going to reveal how the ED “runs a syndicate, blackmails and engages in cash laundering”.

    “You assume we will be able to bow down? The baseless folks from the BJP have regularly been pronouncing that I can be put within the lock-up subsequent to that of (former Maharashtra minister) Anil Deshmukh (arrested via the ED in a cash laundering case).

    “It is alright, we will be able to move.

    However bear in mind you’ll additionally land within the lock-up subsequent to us, as a result of you might have dedicated extra sins, whilst we’re transparent.

    We don’t seem to be fearful of you,” the Sena chief mentioned.

    Requested concerning the individuals who made him the be offering of toppling the Maharashtra executive, Raut mentioned he’s going to discuss it in close to long run, however claimed it used to be “a three way partnership of leaders from Delhi and Mumbai”.

    He additionally alleged that two-three folks had been issuing orders to the ED in Mumbai on whom to be summoned or tortured.

    “I enchantment to (BJP chief) Devendra Fadnavis and he is aware of what I’ve were given to mention,” Raut added.

    Later, with out naming any individual, Raut additionally mentioned that “you will be unable to visit Nagpur if we tackle you”.

    “…the ED pays the cost for it and I’m in a position to pay no matter worth for the rustic and for the company’s popularity,” he added.

    Particularly, Nagpur is the place of origin of former Maharashtra CM Fadnavis.

    Raut additionally mentioned the Shiv Sena is being afflicted because it received the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha bypoll held remaining 12 months.

    He mentioned the Shiv Sena will extend and contest 100 seats within the Lok Sabha polls in long run.

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  • Shiv Sena chief assaults PM Narendra Modi for accusing opposition of ‘inciting’ migrants to escape throughout COVID lockdown

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    NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena chief Priyanka Chaturvedi attacked Top Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the opposition of “inciting” migrants to escape Mumbai throughout the COVID-19 lockdown and stated that if having a look after the stranded was once unsuitable then they’d dedicate this error “a 100 instances”.

    She stated 4 hours sooner than the lockdown was once introduced because of coronavirus, trains and interstate shuttle was once stopped.

    “Migrants, majorly day by day salary labourers, had been left stranded. If having a look after them, with meals and refuge, was once unsuitable within the eyes of the PM, then (we) will make this error 100 instances over…for humanity,” she stated on Twitter.

    Chaturvedi requested if the country may just disregard the time when Shramik trains began, how the deficient labourers, who had been left with out a source of revenue, had been being charged for tickets and the state govt stepped in to pay their fare.

    “If that could be a mistake within the eyes of the PM, (we’re) keen to dedicate this error 100 instances over,” she stated.

    The Shiv Sena chief additionally stated that after the trains had been taken in instructions rather then their vacation spot, the passengers didn’t have foods or water.

    “If offering reduction to them was once a mistake, will do that 100 instances over. Can one disregard the searing symbol of a mom mendacity lifeless and her two younger children unaware,” she stated.

    She requested that after the trains asked by means of states weren’t given to them, and the problem was once politicised by means of the then rail minister in sheer vanity of keep watch over, will have to the voters of this country had been left on my own? “Have some sensitivity, some humility to sufferings confronted sooner than making those feedback.

    “If the PM would have watched carefully, he would have noticed how those migrant labourers, on attaining their properties, had been first sprayed with sanitisers in abject humiliation. Used to be elevating voice towards the sufferings a mistake? If sure, will dedicate such errors 100 instances over,” she stated.

    Chaturvedi, the Rajya Sabha MP of the Shiv Sena, stated, “Final however now not the least, the second one wave was once mismanaged for the reason that central govt was once busy in the hunt for votes at huge rallies, dismissing arrangements for scaling up beds, oxygen and drugs. It didn’t inventory vaccines. Have some honesty in discourse.”

  • Maharashtra: Attacked by means of ‘Shiv Sena gundas’ in Pune, claims BJP chief Somaiya

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    PUNE: Maharashtra BJP chief Kirit Somaiya on Saturday claimed he was once “attacked” by means of “Shiv Sena gundas” in Pune Municipal Company premises when he had long past there in reference to allegations of irregularities in contracts to run jumbo COVID-19 hospitals.

    “I’m attacked by means of Shiv Sena Gundas throughout the premises of Pune Mahapalika,” he tweeted, whilst BJP Pune president Jagdish Mulik stated the previous needed to be taken to Sancheti Medical institution for remedy.

    Condemning the assault on Somaiya, Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil stated the previous Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai North fell down when he was once manhandled.

    He stated Somaiya was once no longer one to be intimidated by means of such techniques, including that the latter had identical studies when he visited Yavatmal to talk on allegations in opposition to Bhavna Gavali in addition to Hasan Mushrif (in Kolhapur).

    Pune Shiv Sena president Sanjay Extra, alternatively, stated he and birthday party colleagues have been going at hand over a memorandum on irregularities going down in BJP-ruled PMC however Somaiya refused to simply accept it and attempted to hurry away in his automotive.

    Sancheti Medical institution medical doctors stated Somaiya fell on his again and likewise harm his wrist, including that his situation was once solid.

    A video of the incident confirmed Somaiya being surrounded by means of other people and falling at the stairs of the PMC complicated ahead of being escorted by means of safety workforce right into a automotive.

  • Congress will emerge as biggest celebration in Goa: Sena chief Raut

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    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday mentioned that Congress will emerge as the one biggest celebration in Goa after the February 14 meeting elections. Raut’s personal celebration is contesting the elections in alliance with the NCP.

    The Sena, NCP, and Congress proportion energy in Maharashtra.

    “The Congress celebration will emerge as the one biggest celebration in Goa. The (ruling) BJP won’t get a decisive lead in those elections,” he advised a Marathi information channel right here.

    “The bottom truth does no longer favour the BJP or its election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis. It kind of feels leader minister Pramod Sawant would no longer get elected as smartly,” the Sena chief claimed.

    Particularly, Congress had gained the best choice of seats in Goa final time, however may just no longer shape a central authority because the BJP trumped it by means of briefly cobbling in combination a coalition with smaller events.

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    Polling for all 40 seats within the coastal state will likely be hung on February 14 whilst counting is scheduled for March 10.

    Raut additionally took a jibe on the “secular” Congress for asking its applicants to take an oath of loyalty in temples. Congress calls itself a mundane celebration, so why it’s asking its applicants to take an oath in temples that they’d stay dependable after elections?” he requested.

    The Rajya Sabha member conceded that the Shiv Sena was once no longer totally ready this time, however mentioned it is going to without a doubt have no less than one MLA in Goa Meeting sooner or later.

    “Aam Aadmi Celebration and Trinamool Congress are purported to be B-teams of the BJP. Each events wouldn’t have sufficient cadre power. If votes get divided, it might get advantages the BJP,” he mentioned.

  • Shiv Sena ready to move solo in BMC, to win over 100 seats: Anil Desai

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    NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena is ready to move solo within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) elections and win greater than 100 seats by itself, birthday party chief Anil Desai mentioned on Wednesday.

    Taking cognisance of media stories that claimed that the Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) will contest the Pune municipal elections by itself, Desai mentioned the Shiv Sena, which has been in energy in BMC for a number of phrases, might subsequently cross solo.

    “In Maharashtra, we’re in alliance with the Congress and the NCP. However lately, NCP management in Pune introduced that they’re going to be going all by myself. We had been at all times within the vary of 100 seats in BMC, and this time we’re ready to move by myself in BMC elections,” Desai instructed journalists out of doors Parliament.

    Then again, the Shiv Sena will contest elections in alliance with the NCP within the Goa Meeting polls as introduced, he mentioned.

    The delimitation workout higher the whole seats within the BMC from 227 to 236 in 24 wards.

    Civic polls in Mumbai are to happen in past due March or early April.

    Of the 227 seats these days, the Shiv Sena has 97 seats, whilst the BJP has 83, Congress 29, NCP 8, Samajwadi Celebration six seats, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen has two and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has one seat.

  • Shiv Sena first birthday celebration in nation which had fought ballot on Hindutva plank: Sanjay Raut

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Firing a contemporary salvo on the BJP which had accused the Shiv Sena of paying best lip provider to the reason for Hindutva, birthday celebration MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that the Sena was once the primary birthday celebration within the nation to contest an election at the Hindutva plank.

    Chatting with newshounds, Raut referred to a bypoll held for the Vile Parle Meeting seat in Mumbai, announcing Shiv Sena candidate Ramesh Prabhu had contested at the schedule of Hindutva.

    It was once for the primary time that Hindutva was once discussed in electoral politics within the nation, Raut stated, including that Congress and BJP have been additionally within the fray in that byelection.

    Prabhu had gained the Vile Parle Meeting phase within the byelection held in 1987-88 and retained the seat within the 1990 polls.

    “It’s after this victory that the BJP approached Shiv Sena for an alliance on Hindutva which Balasaheb (Thackeray) agreed to as he did not need a department of Hindu votes. Fresh BJP leaders are ignorant of this historical past,” Raut stated in a veiled dig at Opposition Chief Devendra Fadnavis.

    Raut’s feedback come amid a confrontation between the Shiv Sena and BJP which erupted after Sena president and Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday accused his former best friend of working towards “hole” Hindutva for energy.

    Hitting again on the Shiv Sena, Fadnavis on Monday stated the Sena’s Hindutva is simply on paper and unearths point out simply in speeches, whilst it was once his birthday celebration males who confronted bullets and lathis all the way through the Ram Janmabhoomi motion.

    Raut alleged that the BJP has overlooked members of the family of its stalwarts like past due Pramod Mahajan, Gopinath Munde and Manohar Parrikar who helped construct that birthday celebration in Maharashtra and Goa.

    Just lately, Parrikar’s son Utpal surrender BJP and introduced to contest the approaching Meeting election from Panaji constituency, represented by way of his father for twenty years ahead of his demise in 2019.

    Raut stated Shiv Sena’s corporators and legislators have been elected from Mumbai ahead of the beginning of BJP and Devendra Fadnavis.

    The day ahead of, Fadnavis had claimed that even ahead of the Shiv Sena was once born (in 1966), there was once Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the BJP, which had corporators within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company and MLAs within the state.

    When requested about CM Thackeray’s remarks that Sena must “seize” Delhi, Raut clarified that he supposed defeating BJP on the nationwide degree.

    “The rustic is very best and Delhi, which is the nationwide capital, must no longer be ruled by way of one or two other people,” he stated.

    Raut informed newshounds that Sena MLA and Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray will marketing campaign for applicants of his birthday celebration and NCP in Goa, the place elections shall be hung on February 14.

    Talking on Nationwide Citizens’ Day, which is noticed on Tuesday, Raut stated confusion and concern succeed amongst electorate on whether or not their vote is going to the candidate they have got voted for.

    He demanded that the election gadget be reverted to poll papers from EVMs.

  • NCP helps Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray over ‘opportunistic Hindutva’ remarks

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    MUMBAI: Backing Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray for his feedback on Hindutva, the NCP on Monday stated everybody must be pleased with the faith they profess, however it’s incorrect to unfold hatred in its title and the Shiv Sena president has given the similar message.

    In his cope with to Shiv Sainiks on Sunday, which was once additionally the beginning anniversary of his father and birthday party founder Bal Thackeray, the executive minister stated the Sena has left the BJP and now not Hindutva.

    The CM had additionally stated, “I imagine that BJP’s opportunistic Hindutva is just for energy. The Shiv Sena had aligned with the BJP because it sought after energy for Hindutva. The Sena by no means used Hindutva for the sake of energy.”

    Reacting to the feedback, state minister and NCP’s leader spokesperson Nawab Malik stated, “Everybody must be proud in their faith, however it’s damaging if there may be hatred towards others. The Shiv Sena is attempting to mention the similar factor that one will have to be proud in their faith and propagate it, however it’s incorrect to unfold hatred towards others. We predict Uddhav Thackeray ji has stated the similar factor.”

    Hitting out on the Election Fee, Malik, whose birthday party stocks energy with the Shiv Sena and Congress in Maharashtra, stated that in quest of votes within the title of faith is a contravention of the Code of Behavior. “However, for the reason that final seven-eight years, the Election Fee has been mum when votes are being canvassed within the title of faith. That is the helplessness of the Election Fee. We really feel the ballot frame must take into consideration it or else it’ll lose its credibility,” he stated.

    5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur – are going to polls beginning subsequent month.

  • I nonetheless imagine Shiv Sena wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP: Uddhav, says by no means used Hindutva for energy

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    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Leader Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday mentioned he has authorised the problem thrown by way of Union house minister Amit Shah that Sena will have to contest elections by itself and targetted BJP over its “politically-convenient” Hindutva.

    Addressing Shiv Sainiks just about at the 96th start anniversary of the birthday celebration founder and his father Bal Thackeray, Uddhav mentioned that he nonetheless believes that 25 years the Sena had spent with BJP as an best friend have been “rotted”.

    The Sena will attempt to make bigger its footprint outdoor Maharashtra and intention for a countrywide function, he added.

    He mentioned the Sena had aligned with BJP for taking ahead the schedule of Hindutva via energy.

    “I’ve authorised the problem given by way of Union house minister Amit Shah that Shiv Sena will have to contest elections by itself,” Thackeray mentioned.

    He mentioned when BJP was once rising politically, it aligned with a number of regional events together with Sena.

    At the moment, BJP used to lose ballot deposits in numerous puts, he mentioned.

    “Shiv Sena had aligned with BJP because it sought after energy for Hindutva. Sena by no means used Hindutva for the sake of energy,” he mentioned.

    The Sena has left BJP and now not Hindutva.

    I imagine that BJP’s opportunistic Hindutva is just for energy, he added.

    Thackeray alleged that BJP cast an “opportunistic alliance” with PDP in Kashmir.

    “BJP even tied up with Nitish Kumar (in Bihar) who had spoken a couple of ‘Sangh-mukt’ (RSS loose) Bharat,” he mentioned.

    The Sena fell out with BJP after the 2019 Maharashtra polls and tied up with NCP and Congress to shape the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive.

    Thackeray mentioned the Sena brazenly shaped a post-poll alliance with Congress and NCP whilst BJP “engineered splits in different events and dislodged elected governments to put in the birthday celebration in energy”.

    He additionally mentioned that the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by way of BJP has shrunken as outdated constituents like Akali Dal and Shiv Sena have already walked out of the bloc.

    “We supported the BJP wholeheartedly to permit them to fulfil their nationwide ambitions. The working out was once they’ll move nationwide whilst we will be able to lead in Maharashtra. However we have been betrayed and makes an attempt have been made to wreck us in our house. So we needed to hit again,” Thackeray mentioned justifying his choice to align with Congress and Nationalist Congress Birthday celebration after the 2019 elections.

    He alleged that BJP makes use of and dumps its allies as according to its political comfort.

    Responding to BJP’s jibes that Sena had deserted Hindutva for energy, Thackeray mentioned his birthday celebration had left BJP and now not the ideology of Hindutva.

    “BJP doesn’t suggest Hindutva. I stand by way of my remark that Shiv Sena had wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP,” he mentioned.

    Relating to contemporary Nagar Panchayat elections the place Sena fared poorly and secured the fourth place, Thackeray mentioned leaders of Sena, together with himself, did not take native frame polls significantly and marketing campaign accordingly.

    “To the contrary, our new allies Congress and NCP have constructed establishments on the grassroots. We too need to paintings in that course. Within the final two years, we misplaced two Legislative Council seats held by way of us within the biennial elections. I feel we misplaced because of the overlook and now not because of sabotage in our ranks,” he mentioned.

    He mentioned this setback however, Sena will have to intention at consolidating its presence on the nationwide stage and get to the bottom of to seize energy in Delhi.

    Thackeray requested Sena employees and leaders to concentrate on construction establishments within the cooperative and banking sector in rural spaces.

    “There’s no level speaking about contesting elections independently if our palms don’t seem to be sturdy,” he mentioned.

    Thackeray mentioned the Sena will have to additionally make bigger past Maharashtra and intention to “seize” Delhi.

    He appealed to Shiv sainiks to paintings with zeal and construct the birthday celebration organisation on the grassroots because the birthday celebration is in energy in Maharashtra.

    Thackeray, who recuperated after present process backbone surgical operation, additionally lashed out at Maharashtra BJP leaders for attacking him over his well being.

  • Shiv Sena MP urges Sitharaman to mend particular rates of interest for senior electorate

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    NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena chief Priyanka Chaturvedi has advised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to offer a unique rate of interest on financial institution mounted deposits for senior electorate and take away the cap on investments in postal financial savings scheme and public provident fund.

    In a letter to Sitharaman, Chaturvedi stated decrease rates of interest on financial savings schemes have left senior electorate with decrease retirement budget and put a serious pressure on their wallet, specifically right through the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “The Union Finances gives the federal government this chance to get to the bottom of those issues and supply reduction to the folk of our nation,” Chaturvedi, a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, stated.

    “Lately, rates of interest are extraordinarily low bearing in mind the prime inflation. Rates of interest in mounted deposits over time has come down from 12 in line with cent to 5 in line with cent, publish workplaces financial savings have come right down to round seven in line with cent with a cap of Rs 15 lakh on investments,” she stated.

    “In case of PPF, it has a cap of Rs 1.5 lakh simplest once a year. Additional, all of those barring the PPF are taxable,” she stated, including reducing of rates of interest has made it tough for senior electorate and retired staff to have enough source of revenue to run their families.

    Chaturvedi requested Sitharaman to offer a unique interest rate on financial institution mounted deposits retaining the troubles of senior electorate and retired individuals.

    She additionally asked the finance minister to take away the cap on publish workplace financial savings scheme and PPF to permit a gradual supply of safe source of revenue to senior electorate retaining in thoughts the emerging price of dwelling.

    The Rajya Sabha member stated the problem of decline in rates of interest on small financial savings schemes reminiscent of PPF, senior electorate financial savings scheme, nationwide financial savings certificates and publish workplace financial savings scheme had been dropped at her realize via senior electorate, non-government retired staff and their associations.

  • Preventing Goa polls was once by no means cakewalk for Shiv Sena, NCP, displays information

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    PANAJI: The Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP), the ruling allies in Maharashtra, have solid an alliance for the primary time in Goa for the February 14 Meeting elections, however information displays that successful seats on this coastal state hasn’t ever been a very simple job for the 2 events in my view, and their applicants had misplaced deposits on a number of events prior to now polls.

    Information of to the former elections confirmed that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has fared higher than the Shiv Sena when it comes to the collection of votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena has been combating elections in Goa since 1989, whilst the NCP has been at the state’s electoral scene since 2002.

    After the 2019 Meeting elections in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena, which until then allied with the BJP, joined fingers with the NCP and the Congress, to shape a central authority, which was once christened because the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

    The Shiv Sena and the NCP had final week introduced that they’d contest the Goa elections in combination.

    Each events will jointly combat 20 seats for the 40-member Space.

    Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut, who introduced the primary listing of 9 applicants for the Goa Meeting polls on Friday, mentioned he sought after the MVA fashion in Maharashtra to be replicated in Goa this time, which is why he had approached the Congress with that proposal.

    However the Congress didn’t display any willingness to forge a pre-poll alliance with Sena-NCP, he mentioned.

    He additionally mentioned that if the BJP keeps energy in Goa, it’s the Congress that are meant to be blamed because it refused to tie up with the 2 events.

    In 2007, the NCP had contested the Goa Meeting polls in alliance with the Congress, whilst Shiv Sena has at all times fought the elections within the state by myself and not using a tie-up with the BJP.

    In 2017, the NCP had contested 17 seats, however may win just one seat, whilst its deposit on 16 seats was once forfeited.

    The birthday party polled 20,916 votes and registered 2.28 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena, however, had contested 3 seats at the moment, however may no longer open its account.

    It had polled 792 votes and recorded 0.09 in step with cent vote percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Aadm Aadmi Birthday party (AAP), which entered Goa’s ballot fray for the primary time in 2017, had contested 39 seats and its applicants misplaced deposit on 38 seats.

    The birthday party polled 57,420 votes and were given 6.27 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    In 2012, the NCP had contested seven seats and had misplaced deposit in 3 puts.

    The birthday party had polled 34,627 votes and were given 4.08 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled at the moment.

    The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena had contested 3 seats, however misplaced deposit on all 3 of them.

    It had polled best 210 votes.

    The birthday party were given 0.02 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    That yr, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had contested 20 seats and misplaced deposit on 19 seats.

    The birthday party had polled 15,323 votes with 1.81 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    In 2007, the NCP had contested six seats and received 3 of them.

    The birthday party misplaced its deposit in a single seat.

    It polled 35,731 votes, getting 5.02 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena had fielded seven applicants, however they all misplaced their deposits.

    The birthday party had bagged 1,049 votes with 0.15 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes.

    The NCP had contested 20 seats in 2002 and received considered one of them whilst shedding deposits in 12 seats.

    The birthday party had secured 37,093 votes with 5.83 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena had fielded 15 applicants and they all misplaced their deposits.

    The birthday party were given 4,946 votes with 0.78 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes.

    In 1999, the Sena had contested 14 seats and misplaced deposit in they all.

    It had secured 5,987 votes with 1.04 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    In 1994, the birthday party had contested two seats, when it bagged 8,347 votes and were given 1.45 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled, whilst in 1989, of the six seats it had contested, it had misplaced deposit on 5 of them.

    It had bagged 4,960 votes and zero.98 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.