<p>Mumbai: In the first major exercise to plan for Vidhan Sabha polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/maharashtra">Maharashtra </a>post the debacle in Lok Sabha elections, union ministers <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ashwini-vaishnaw">Ashwini Vaishnaw</a> and Bhupender Yadav held a high-level meeting in Mumbai on Saturday to chart out a roadmap for the state elections.</p><p>Vaishnaw, who is the Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology and Yadav, the Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, held a meeting with the top BJP leadership of the state.</p><p>BJP’s pointsperson and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule, his Mumbai counterpart Ashish Shelar and about two dozen prominent party leaders from the state attended the meeting.</p>.Maharashtra govt announces pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens from all religions.<p>“A roadmap to win the assembly polls is being prepared,” said Shelar. </p><p>The meeting comes a day after the State Budget 2024-25 was tabled in the Maharashtra legislature.</p><p>The meeting assumes significance in view of the fact that Union Home Minister and BJP stalwart Amit Shah is expected to visit Mumbai on 5 July during which he would meet the top leadership. </p><p>Mid-July, the BJP’s extended stare executive committee meeting is being planned in Pune. </p>.Amit Shah likely to address BJP meeting in Pune next month.<p>In the general elections, the MVA bagged 31 seats while 17 fell in the kitty of Maha Yuti, which has aimed to get 45-plus seats in line with BJP's all-India target of crossing 400 seats. </p><p>On the ruling side, the BJP could get only nine seats, followed by Shiv Sena seven and NCP just one. </p><p>As far as the opposition is concerned, Congress won 13 seats, followed by Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT) nine and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) eight. One independent, a Congress rebel, who won the seat, has extended support to the Congress-MVA. </p>
<p>Mumbai: In the first major exercise to plan for Vidhan Sabha polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/maharashtra">Maharashtra </a>post the debacle in Lok Sabha elections, union ministers <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ashwini-vaishnaw">Ashwini Vaishnaw</a> and Bhupender Yadav held a high-level meeting in Mumbai on Saturday to chart out a roadmap for the state elections.</p><p>Vaishnaw, who is the Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology and Yadav, the Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, held a meeting with the top BJP leadership of the state.</p><p>BJP’s pointsperson and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule, his Mumbai counterpart Ashish Shelar and about two dozen prominent party leaders from the state attended the meeting.</p>.Maharashtra govt announces pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens from all religions.<p>“A roadmap to win the assembly polls is being prepared,” said Shelar. </p><p>The meeting comes a day after the State Budget 2024-25 was tabled in the Maharashtra legislature.</p><p>The meeting assumes significance in view of the fact that Union Home Minister and BJP stalwart Amit Shah is expected to visit Mumbai on 5 July during which he would meet the top leadership. </p><p>Mid-July, the BJP’s extended stare executive committee meeting is being planned in Pune. </p>.Amit Shah likely to address BJP meeting in Pune next month.<p>In the general elections, the MVA bagged 31 seats while 17 fell in the kitty of Maha Yuti, which has aimed to get 45-plus seats in line with BJP's all-India target of crossing 400 seats. </p><p>On the ruling side, the BJP could get only nine seats, followed by Shiv Sena seven and NCP just one. </p><p>As far as the opposition is concerned, Congress won 13 seats, followed by Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT) nine and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) eight. One independent, a Congress rebel, who won the seat, has extended support to the Congress-MVA. </p>