Maha Vikas Aghadi | |
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| Abbreviation | MVA |
| Leader | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar (Leader of the Opposition) |
| President | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Chairman | Sharad Pawar |
| Secretary | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Spokesperson | Clyde Crasto[1] |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Supriya Sule |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Sharad Pawar |
| Founders | Uddhav Thackeray Sharad Pawar Prithviraj Chavan |
| Founded | 26 November 2019 |
| Preceded by | Maha Aghadi |
| Ideology | Regionalism Localism[2] |
| Political position | Big tent[a] |
| National affiliation | INDIA |
| Colours | Blue |
| Lok Sabha | 31 / 543 |
| Rajya Sabha | 7 / 245 |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 69 / 288 |
| Maharashtra Legislative Council | 17 / 78 |
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (transl. Grand Development Front; abbreviated as MVA), is a state-level political coalition formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of SHS (UBT) (then Shiv Sena), Sharad Pawar of the NCP and Sonia Gandhi of the INC, along with the support from the Samajwadi Party, PWPI, CPI(M) and several other political parties including Independent MLAs.[3][4] MVA is currently the [5][6] official opposition in Maharashtra Legislature.[7]
Uddhav Thackeray was elected as the president of the MVA after a meeting on 26 November 2019. He took oath of the office and secrecy on 28 November 2019 as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra state.[8][9]
- ^ "'Tutari Coming to Shake Delhi's Throne': Sharad Pawar's NCP Gets New Poll Symbol".
- ^ "'Campaign on local concerns, better coordination' — how MVA prevailed over Mahayuti in Maharashtra". ThePrint. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Peasants and Workers Party MLA Shyamsundar Shinde, CPI(M) member Vinod Nikole and Swabhimani Paksha MLA Devendra Bhuyar are the MLAs from smaller parties who were present for the MVA meeting". 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Sena NCP Congress alliance could be named Maha Vasooli Aghadi". Clipper28.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: MVA bags 3 seats, defeats BJP on Gadkari's home turf". 3 February 2023.
- ^ Maharashtra Legislative Council
- ^ Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & Maharashtra Legislative Council
- ^ "Udhav Thackeray named as CM candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi". First Post. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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