As the Shiv Sena (UBT) pressures the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to declare a chief ministerial candidate, Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), stated that no leader from his party is interested in the CM position. Instead, the NCP is focused on changing the state government.
Sharad Pawar’s Statement
Pawar mentioned that a meeting will be held on August 27 to discuss seat-sharing among MVA allies for the upcoming assembly elections. This meeting was initially scheduled for August 20 but was postponed due to an alleged sexual assault incident involving two minors in a school in Thane district.
Who Will Be the CM Candidate for MVA?
Responding to questions about whether the CM candidate for MVA would come from Shiv Sena (UBT) or Congress, Pawar said, “No leader from our party is interested in the CM position. We just want to change the government. We want to work together with other MVA allies to provide better administration to the people of the state.”
Pawar emphasized that the focus should be on providing an alternative to the ruling Mahayuti, which includes BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP. He added, “There is no need to raise the issue of the CM candidate now. People want alternatives, and we should focus on how to provide them with those alternatives.”
