The president of the saffron party’s state unit, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, asserted that the video was uploaded by a “enthusiastic” party member and that no incorrect interpretation should be made of it a day after the Maharashtra BJP released an old clip of former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis declaring that he will return to lead the state.
Speaking with media in Palghar on Friday, Bawankule said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will lead the Maharashtra government in the next elections. As part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, he was visiting the Palghar district.
A four-year-old video of Fadnavis declaring he would take back control of the state was uploaded by the Maharashtra BJP on Friday, sparking conjecture among the political community.
The state BJP shared the video and the statement, “I will return to build a new Maharashtra,” on social networking site X in the evening. Two hours later, the post was removed, nevertheless.
An old video of the Maha Janadesh Yatra, in which Devendra Fadnavis declared he would return to head the state, was shared by an ecstatic party worker. Therefore, it should not be misunderstood,” he said.”CM Shinde will continue to serve as the state’s chief minister, and he will lead the opposition in the elections. The same thing has been expressed by Devendra Fadnavis and the central leadership, according to Bawankule.
In 2019, before to the Maharashtra assembly elections, the then-chief minister, Fadnavis, had said, “Mi punha yein” (I will return). Several social media memes were inspired by the comments. As of right now, Fadnavis is one of two deputy chief ministers in Maharashtra; the other is Ajit Pawar, who leads the dissident group of the Nationalist Congress Party.
Regarding the Ayodhya Ram temple, he said that the BJP intended to bring 10,000 people from Maharashtra to see Lord Ram.
Additionally, he said that he has visited 23 of Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats so far. “Based on my observations during the tour, I am optimistic that over forty-five Mahayuti candidates from thirteen different parties will be elected to the Lok Sabha, and Maharashtra will back Prime Minister Narendra Modi wholeheartedly to give him another shot,” he said.
