: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will hold its first joint rally on Thursday for the Maharashtra Assembly election in Mumbai. At the rally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will announce the “Congress’s guarantees” in the presence of Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said the event will be held at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in the evening.
“Mr Gandhi will be on a one-day visit to Maharashtra. He will first participate in the ‘Sanvidhan Bachao’ meeting in Nagpur in the morning. After that, he will attend the MVA’s joint rally at the BKC,” he said.
In the past, the Congress released its "guarantee cards", containing poll promises for the 2024 general election and several recent state Assembly elections. Among the MVA allies, the Congress is contesting the highest number of seats (103) in Maharashtra, followed by the Shiv Sena(UBT) 89 and the NCP(SP) 87 seats. Six seats have been given to other MVA allies, while there is no clarity on three Assembly segments.
According to reports, the MVA allies have also fielded candidates against each other in at least six seats. Congress’s Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala acknowledged “misunderstanding”, but insisted there are no rifts between the MVA allies. He claimed that the Mahayuti alliance led by the BJP is having a major internal fight.
“There are no issues among us. We are ready to fight the A.