1. Preparations for the Election Commission: In anticipation of the forthcoming Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has started preparations. The “Special Summary Revision Program (Second)” has been announced as a program to update voter lists in the state, and it will take place from July 25 to August 20, 2024[3].
2. The BJP’s Seat-Sharing Plan: It has been claimed that the party is getting ready to run for 155 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly. This could result in discussions about seat-sharing agreements with alliance partners Shinde Group and Ajit Pawar Group[13].
3. Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) performance in the Lok Sabha Elections: The MVA coalition secured a significant number of seats in the recent Lok Sabha elections, demonstrating a solid performance. The forthcoming state assembly elections have been set in motion by this[5].
4. Uddhav Thackeray’s Campaign Plans: Uddhav Thackeray has convened a party review conference in response to Shiv Sena (UBT)’s strong showing in the Lok Sabha elections. Before the assembly elections, Thackeray has intended to tour the entire state in two parts with the goal of winning 185 seats under MVA leadership[9].
5. Economic Issues in Focus: Ajit Pawar recently unveiled the state budget, which includes a number of populist measures like free professional education for girls from families with annual incomes under 8 lakhs, free gas cylinders for qualifying families, and fuel price reductions in the municipal areas of Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai. The forthcoming assembly elections are probably going to be heavily influenced by these economic issues[7][10].
The political climate of today and the plans for the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election of 2024 are reflected in these news items.
References: [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiTaUprG1cI
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RokGJkfMhhw
[3] https://marathi.abplive.com/elections/election-commission-preparation-of-maharashtra-vidhan-sabha-election-2024-marathi-news-1294094
[4] https://www.aajtak.in/elections/assembly-chunav/maharashtra
[5] https://indianexpress.com/article/when-is/maharashtra-election-2024-when-will-the-maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-be-held-9172386/
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election
[7] https://marathi.abplive.com/videos/news/top-25-maharashtra-politics-maharashtra-vidhan-sabha-session-2024-marathi-news-abp-majha-1294106
[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlzgTndE_eo
[9] https://www.aajtak.in/topic/maharashtra-assembly-election-2024
[10] https://marathi.abplive.com/videos/news/maharashtra-abp-majha-headlines-08-pm-2024-maharashtra-news-maharashtra-politics-vidhan-sabha-election-abp-majha-1294120
[11] https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-assembly-election-2024-bjp-devendra-fadnavis-amit-shah-jp-nadda-ashwini-vaishnaw-bhupender-yadav-chandrashekhar-bawankule-chandrakant-patil-pankaja-munde-sudhir-mungantiwar-mahayuti-shiv-433773-2024-06-19
[12] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm8kwGsJErM
[13] https://marathi.abplive.com/news/politics/maharashtra-assembly-election-2024-vidhansabha-election-2024-mahayuti-seat-sharing-formula-for-vidhan-sabha-election-bjp-may-contest-on-155-seats-1292863
