Mumbai, Aug 19 (UNI) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Sharad Pawar is expecting a split in the ruling Mahayuti (Grand Alliance) before the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, a party leader said on Monday.
NCP (SP) Chief Spokesperson Mahesh Tapase alleged the rift within the coalition was widening and it may collapse any time.
Tapase’s accusations were particularly pointed towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He said the BJP had engineered splits in key Opposition parties, including Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’s Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar’s NCP.
According to Tapase, these moves were calculated attempts to destabilize the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, which previously held power in the state.
“The BJP has dismantled the political fabric of Maharashtra by orchestrating defections and weakening the Opposition,” Tapase stated.
“However, the people of Maharashtra sent a resounding message by rejecting the ruling coalition in the recent Lok Sabha elections, demonstrating their discontent with this unholy alliance,” he said.
The NCP spokesperson pointed to recent incidents as evidence of the growing unrest within the Mahayuti. He cited allegations by Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) leader Ramdas Kadam, who openly criticized BJP minister Ravindra Chavan as ineffective and redundant, as a sign of the deteriorating relations within the alliance.
Additionally, Tapase referred to an incident where BJP supporters showed black flags to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his Jan Samman Yatra, further fuelling speculation about deepening fissures within the government.
