‘MVA Made Mistake Of Opposing Ladki Bahin Scheme’: Praful Patel On Mahayuti Win – News18
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NCP chief Praful Patel credited the individuals of Maharashtra for giving an “overwhelming” victory to the Mahayuti and mentioned his social gathering’s poor efficiency within the Lok Sabha polls was owing to pretend narratives
Praful Patel (L) is from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, which is a part of the ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra. (Picture: PTI/File)
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) made the error of opposing the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme, which was a serious contributing issue to the Mahayuti’s large victory within the Maharashtra meeting elections, mentioned NCP chief Praful Patel.
Patel, who’s a part of the NCP faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, credited the individuals of the state for giving the ruling alliance an “overwhelming” victory because the votes had been counted on Saturday. He mentioned his social gathering’s poor efficiency within the Lok Sabha elections was owing to a pretend narrative concerning the Structure.
“All credit score goes to the individuals of Maharashtra for giving us (Mahayuti) an amazing victory. All three events did exceedingly nicely. The issue within the Lok Sabha elections was that there was a pretend narrative concerning the Structure, which sank into individuals’s minds,” he informed CNN-News18.
On the ‘Ek hain toh protected hain’ slogan given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which the BJP leaders are saying propelled the Mahayuti to victory, he mentioned: “It was by no means the slogan that there was any distinction, but it surely’s a very good one. Ajit Pawar spoke solely as soon as in opposition to the ‘Batenge toh katenge’ slogan given by (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister) Yogi Adityanath.”
Patel additional mentioned his alliance companion, BJP, has grown each “organically and inorganically” in Maharashtra, which has outstanding regional events and leaders. He mentioned the voters, with this mandate, had proven which faction is the actual NCP.
On the totally different schemes promised by the Mahayuti for the individuals of Maharashtra, he affirmed that the state authorities can afford these schemes due to a powerful financial base. “I can guarantee you 101% that the federal government of Maharashtra can afford the promised schemes. The state has a powerful financial base,” he added.
Because the NCP chief mentioned, the essential Ladki Bahin scheme and the rise in girls voting had been essential to the Mahayuti’s landslide efficiency within the meeting polls. Aside from concentrating on native management and points, the shift of focus to girls voters, maybe, is likely one of the major causes for this win.
The individuals’s sentiment apparently began altering in Mahayuti’s favour when the state funds offered by Deputy CM and finance minister Ajit Pawar launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ providing monetary help of Rs 1,500 monthly to girls from financially weaker sections.
This scheme was modelled on the Madhya Pradesh authorities’s ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’, which is believed to have helped the BJP retain energy within the final elections by a large margin. The state authorities formally launched the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme in mid-August and organised programmes for its publicity on a big scale.
Its rising recognition compelled the MVA to announce the Mahalaxmi scheme if voted to energy, providing Rs 3,000 monthly to girls. The Mahayuti countered this ballot promise with an assurance to lift the Ladki Bahin allowance to Rs 2,100.
In keeping with the most recent EC figures, the BJP has up to now gained 99 seats and led in 34. Its ally Shiv Sena, headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has bagged 47 seats and led in 10. One other companion, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP pocked 37 seats and led in 4.
Solely 5 months in the past, the BJP’s dismal tally of 9 seats dragged down the Mahayuti efficiency to solely 17 within the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, which elects 48 MPs. In distinction, the opposition MVA scored 30 seats.
(With PTI inputs)
