NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janta Party MLAs held a closed-door meeting with the leaders of its ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Sunday, PTI reported.
BJP legislators and Mumbai unit office-bearers remained tight-lipped about the discussions that lasted for about six hours. An RSS functionary described the meeting as a “routine” one.
The Election Commission, while announcing polls in J&K and Haryana, said that Maharashtra would be scheduled later due to ongoing heavy rains, a lengthy festive season, and a series of religious events.Additionally, the Commission noted that the high demand for forces in J&K left no room to include Maharashtra in the current schedule.
“There was heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, booth level officers have to complete their work. There are several festivals too that have to be factored in. Ganesh Festival, Pitru Paksha, Navratri, Diwali, all that put together, this is what we thought we could handle as two elections at a time,” the CEC had said.
In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti, which includes the Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP headed by Ajit Pawar, performed poorly, securing only 17 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra. In contrast, the MVA—comprising Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP)—achieved a notable victory with 30 seats.
BJP legislators and Mumbai unit office-bearers remained tight-lipped about the discussions that lasted for about six hours. An RSS functionary described the meeting as a “routine” one.
The Election Commission, while announcing polls in J&K and Haryana, said that Maharashtra would be scheduled later due to ongoing heavy rains, a lengthy festive season, and a series of religious events.Additionally, the Commission noted that the high demand for forces in J&K left no room to include Maharashtra in the current schedule.
“There was heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, booth level officers have to complete their work. There are several festivals too that have to be factored in. Ganesh Festival, Pitru Paksha, Navratri, Diwali, all that put together, this is what we thought we could handle as two elections at a time,” the CEC had said.
In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti, which includes the Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP headed by Ajit Pawar, performed poorly, securing only 17 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra. In contrast, the MVA—comprising Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP)—achieved a notable victory with 30 seats.
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