Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray.
Credit: PTI File Photo
Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election is a battle between those who love the state and the ones who hate it.
Addressing a poll rally at Radhanagari in Kolhapur, Thackeray said those who love the state are aligned with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP).
"The upcoming election is a fight between those who love the state and those who hate it," he asserted.
He accused the ruling BJP of trying to divide people on the basis of religion and castes for the sake of power.
Those helping the BJP are "enemies of the state", Thackeray claimed.
The Maharashtra assembly polls are scheduled on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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