New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah at the Parliament House during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to address a party rally in Pune on July 14 ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, party state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said here on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, he said, “Nearly 4,500 party workers will attend a BJP rally in Pune. We have requested Amit Shah to address the rally and he has agreed to come to Pune. The rally will be crucial in the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections.”
The Assembly elections are likely to be held in October this year. When asked about the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections scheduled for next month, Bawankule said, “The names will be finalised today or tomorrow. I am sure our Central Parliamentary Council will finalise some good names which will be beneficial for the state.”
“The BJP would like to have the post of chairman of the state legislative council, but we will discuss this with Prime Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other 11 parties that form the NDA,” Bawankule said. If necessary, the vote will take place on July 12 for the 11 MLC seats.
The biennial elections for the 11 MLA quota seats will be a crucial test for the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), ahead of the Assembly elections due later this year.
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First print: June 29, 2024 | 11:37 am IST