"Congress and MVA are going to win": Mallikarjun Kharge ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls

Congress President Kharge said, "The environment in Maharashtra is good. Congress and MVA are going to win. We will give a better government to Maharashtra... When Rahul Gandhi comes, another nearby 2-4 constituencies also get benefited..."

Kharge also took a jibe at the BJP and said that regular visits of PM Modi, Amit Shah and prominent leaders of the party show that they are nervous.

He further slammed the current Mahayuti government, saying that this government is not formed on the basis of ideology, rather it is formed after ploying the situation.

Kharge said, "PM Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Ministers of various states are coming here again and again which shows they are nervous. They want Maha Vikas Aghadi not to come to power, because the government they had made, is made after breaking and ploying the situation, which doesn't last long. Most importantly, this government is not based on any ideology, so that's why they want to come to power by any means. But people have also determined that MVA will come to power in these elections in Maharashtra."

Earlier today, targeting the Maha Vikas Aghadi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that in two and a half years, they have looted the state and set it back by ten years.

Addressing a press conference, CM Shinde said, "Who are the looters, who are the developers, or who are the murderers of development? In two and a half years, they have looted the state and set it back by ten years. Many projects and works have come to a halt. They have taken money in wood, taken money in khichdi."

He further said that he and his government is working for the welfare of the people and for development.

"We want to nurture our beloved sisters. Fake things are being spread that Muslims are scared, Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, and Christians are afraid, but now people have become wise. We have given money to beloved sisters of all castes," he said.

Campaigning has intensified for the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra with both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) making efforts to woo the electorate.

The Maharashtra polls are scheduled for November 20 and counting will be held on November 23. (ANI)