Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], November 7 : Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Thursday expressed confidence in his party's victory in the upcoming assembly polls, stating that the people of Maharashtra desire change.
He added that he will hold three meetings in Nagpur today, and tomorrow he will hold a meeting in Hinganghat. After that, meetings will continue in the rest of Maharashtra.
Speaking to ANI, Pawar said, "Our campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly elections has started. The campaign started yesterday in the presence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Sena's Uddhav Thackeray and me. Today I will hold 3 meetings in Nagpur and tomorrow I will hold a meeting at Hinganghat...After that, meetings will be held in the rest of Maharashtra. People of Maharashtra want change. Work has to be done to increase their confidence."
With the Maharashtra Assembly elections approaching, political campaigning is gaining momentum across the state. The opposition MVA coalition, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Nationalist Congress Party (SCP), aims to reclaim power in the state, challenging the Mahayuti alliance, which includes Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
In the upcoming assembly polls, the Baramati constituency in Maharashtra will again witness a family battle as NCP leader Ajit Pawar will face his nephew Yugendra Pawar. He is the son of Ajit Pawar's younger brother Shrinivas Pawar.
Earlier, Baramati witnessed a high-profile battle in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, when Sunetra Pawar contested against Supriya Sule. The latter won the contest by 1.5 lakh votes.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections will take place on November 20, with the counting of votes for all 288 constituencies set for November 23.
In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena 63, and Congress 42.