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 |
| Political position | Big tent[a] |
| National affiliation | INDIA |
| Colours | Blue |
| Lok Sabha | 31 / 48 |
| Rajya Sabha | 7 / 19 |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 69 / 288 |
| Maharashtra Legislative Council | 18 / 78 |
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (transl. Grand Development Front; abbreviated as MVA), is a state-level political alliance of centre to centre-right political parties in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the two major political alliances in Maharashtra. The alliance was formed under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of SHS (UBT) (then Shiv Sena), Sharad Pawar of the NCP(SP) 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.[2][3] MVA is currently the [4][5] official opposition in Maharashtra Legislature.[6] Most of the MVA constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at pan-India level.
- ^ "'Tutari Coming to Shake Delhi's Throne': Sharad Pawar's NCP Gets New Poll Symbol".
- ^ "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
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