Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut stated on April 2 that the Maha Vikas Aaghadi (MVA) remains eager to engage in seat-sharing discussions with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA), despite the latter’s prior declaration of candidates for several Lok Sabha constituencies.
Mr. Raut reiterated his call for the elimination of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in favour of conducting elections via ballot papers. He asserted that if polling is not conducted using EVMs, the BJP would face defeat.
Previously engaged in discussions with the Opposition MVA comprising the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), and Shiv Sena (UBT) for the Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Ambedkar recently unveiled candidates for 20 out of the total 48 seats in the State.