Maha Vikas Aghadi | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | MVA |
| President | Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena (UBT)) |
| Chairperson | Sharad Pawar (NCP (SP)) |
| Secretary | Balasaheb Thorat (INC) |
| Founder | Sharad Pawar |
| Founded | 26 November 2019 |
| Preceded by | Maha Aghadi |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Centrism[1] Shivaji Maharaj Thought[2] Nationalism[3] Gandhism[4] Ambedkarism[5] Liberalism[6] Secularism[7] Minority Rights[8] Social democracy[9] |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 10 / 48 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 9 / 19 |
| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 78 / 288 |
| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council | 21 / 78 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 0 / 31 |
The Maha Vikas Aghadi or Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (English: Maharashtra Development Front; abbreviated as MVA), is a state-level political coalition formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of SHS (UBT) (then Shiv Sena), Sharad Pawar of the NCP and Sonia Gandhi of the INC, along with the support from the Samajwadi Party, PWPI, CPI(M) and several other political parties including Independent MLAs.[10][11] MVA is currently the [12][13] official opposition in Maharashtra Legislature.[14]
Uddhav Thackeray was elected as the president of the MVA after a meeting on 26 November 2019. He took oath of the office and secrecy on 28 November 2019 as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra state.[15][16]
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- ^ "Pawar praises Uddhav; says NCP committed to Gandhi-Nehru ideology". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 September 2021.
- ^ "वंचित बहुजन आघाडीने महाराष्ट्रात बदलाचे वारे!". Lokmat. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Soper, J. Christopher; Fetzer, Joel S. (2018). Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200–210. ISBN 978-1-107-18943-0.
- ^ "Bahujan Vikas Aghadi demands use of Urdu in public places". The Times of India.
- ^ Singh, Mahendra Prasad; Saxena, Rekha (2003). India at the Polls: Parliamentary Elections in the Federal Phase. Orient Blackswan. p. 78. ISBN 978-8-125-02328-9.
- ^ "Peasants and Workers Party MLA Shyamsundar Shinde, CPI(M) member Vinod Nikole and Swabhimani Paksha MLA Devendra Bhuyar are the MLAs from smaller parties who were present for the MVA meeting". 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vasooli Aghadi". Clipper28.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: MVA bags 3 seats, defeats BJP on Gadkari's home turf".
- ^ Maharashtra Legislative Council
- ^ Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & Maharashtra Legislative Council
- ^ "Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi". First Post. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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