Maha Vikas Aghadi
The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (English: Maharashtra Development Front) or MVA or Maha Vikas Aghadi (shortened form) is a state-level political coalition formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election under the leadership of Sharad Pawar of the NCP, Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena and Sonia Gandhi of the INC, along with the support from the SP, PWPI, Prahar Janshakti Party and several other political parties including Independent MLAs.[1]
महाराष्ट्र विकास आघाडी | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MVA |
| President | Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena) |
| Chairperson | Sharad Pawar (NCP) |
| Secretary | Balasaheb Thorat (INC) |
| Founder | Sharad Pawar(NCP) |
| Founded | 26 November 2019 |
| Ideology | Marathi interest Federalism Constitutionalism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 24 / 48
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 10 / 19
|
| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 170 / 288
|
| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council | 40 / 78
|
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31
|
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.[2][3]
Background
The alliance was formed by non-NDA political parties in Maharashtra as a result of 2019 Maharashtra political crisis where the BJP and Shiv Sena failed to form a government due to differences in their preferred Chief Minister and important portfolio positions after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. Sharad Pawar, Sanjay Raut, Ahmed Patel and other leaders across the NCP, INC and Shiv Sena worked to materialize this alliance after Shiv Sena and BJP parted ways and Shiv Sena's lone minister in Modi cabinet, Arvind Sawant, tendered his resignation.[4]
Structure
The Maha Vikas Aghadi does not have a formal governing structure in place, such as an executive board or politburo. As of now it has been up to the leaders of the individual parties to make decisions on issues such as sharing of seats in cabinet, allocation of ministries and the issues that will be raised in Assembly.
Given the varied ideologies among the partner parties, there is a plan to form two committees for guidance of the coalition. A co-ordination committee for implementation of common minimum programme and other higher decision making committee that will include party chiefs. The current MVA government includes Shiv Sena leaders Eknath Shinde & Subhash Desai, NCP leaders Chhagan Bhujbal & Jayant Patil and Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat and Nitin Raut.[5]
Current alliance members
- note: MPs in the Rajya Sabha And Lok Sabha only include those from Maharashtra seats
| No | Party | MLAs in Maharashtra Assembly (As of 11 August 2020) |
MLCs in Maharashtra Council (As of 11 August 2020) |
MPs in Lok Sabha (As of 26 may 2020) |
MPs in Rajya Sabha (As of 11 August 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiv Sena | 57 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| 2 | Nationalist Congress Party | 54 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Indian National Congress | 44 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| - | Total | 155 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
See also
References
- "Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vikas Aghadi". Clipper28.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi". First Post. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Shiv Sena's MP Arvind Sawant resigns from Modi cabinet". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Two panels to guide maha Vikas Aghadi". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2019.