Fight for driver’s seat in MVA ‘gaadi’: PM’s dig over chief minister candidate

With less than a month left for the Maharashtra elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tore into the Opposition over who will be the Chief Ministerial face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saying that there is infighting as to “who will sit on the driver’s seat.”
Highlighting the five years of political upheaval which witnessed several governments and alliances in Maharashtra, PM Modi said, “When people like MVA form government, they cause hindrances in every government policy and development. You have lived through the 2.5 years of MVA government.”
PM Modi kicked off his campaign for the BJP in Maharashtra with a rally in Dhule. He is scheduled to hold eight more rallies across the state this week. Following the Dhule event, PM Modi will address supporters at a rally in Nashik at 2 pm.
PM Modi exuded confidence in the governance of the Mahayuti government, saying that only the BJP-led alliance “can provide the good governance needed in the state.”
During the rally, the Prime Minister accused the Congress of trying to divide India’s tribal communities. “Congress agenda is to create a rift between all the tribal communities of the country,” PM Modi said.
He linked Congress’s actions to the partition, saying, “When Congress tried this conspiracy with religious groups, it led to the partition of the country.”
He warned that Congress is now attempting to pit Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes against one another, calling it “the biggest conspiracy in India.”
He urged unity, stating, “You will stay strong as long as you stay united… ‘Ek hai toh safe hai.'”
Referring to the chaos at Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, PM Modi said, “As soon as the Congress and INDIA alliance got the chance to form a government in J&K, they started their conspiracies against Kashmir… Two days ago, they passed a resolution in the J&K legislative assembly to restore Article 370.”
Maharashtra will vote in a single phase on November 20. Counting of votes will take place three days later.