Want to win this fight with support of public: Shiv Sena leader Vijay Shivtare

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the country Shiv Sena leader Vijay Shivtare on Monday said that the upcoming polls are extremely crucial and it is important for him to register victory in the same reported news agency ANII want to win this fight with the support of the public regardless of who is against me NCP and BJP are allies This seat Baramati has gone to them he said reported ANIShivtare on Monday met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after his unilateral move to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Baramati seat in Maharashtra as an independent candidateEven as Shinde apparently tried to persuade Shivtare to withdraw from the fray the latter didnt give him any assuranceShivtare revealed that he is going to hold a discussion with leaders again in a few days adding to which he said The discussion will be held with the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and then a decision will be taken reported ANIHe revealed The CM said that we will have to abide by Yuti DharmThis is not about egoThis is the fight for peoples selfrespect reported ANIHe further lashed out at Ajit Pawar saying In 2019 Ajit Pawar had said What is your status Your identity So if I have no identity why is Ajit Pawar scared My decision is final reported ANIMeanwhile there are speculations that NCP leader and Deputy CM Ajit Pawars wife Sunetra Pawar is most likely to be the candidate from Baramati seat against her sisterinlaw Supriya SuleThe BJP Shiv Sena and the NCP led by Ajit Pawar are constituents of the Mahayuti combine in MaharashtraShivtare also expressed We love and respect the honourable Chief Minister Eknath Shinde I told Shinde that it was important for me to fight in this election This election can be a lesson to both the Pawars This fight is between power vs common people reported ANIMaharashtra will vote in five phases for 48 constituencies in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 Vote counting will take place on June 4thPhase 1 April 19 5 constituencies including Ramtek SC Nagpur GEN Bhandara Gondiya GEN Gadchiroli Chimur ST and Chandrapur GENPhase 2 April 26 8 constituencies including Buldhana GEN Akola GEN Amravati SC Wardha GEN Yavatmal Washim GEN Hingoli GEN Nanded GEN and Parbhani GENPhase 3 May 7 11 constituencies including Raigad GEN Baramati GEN Osmanabad SC Latur SC Solapur GEN Madha GEN Sangli GEN Satara GEN Ratnagiri Sindhudurg GEN Kolhapur GEN and Hatkanangle GENPhase 4 May 13 11 constituencies including Nandurbar ST Jalgaon GEN Raver GEN Jalna GEN Aurangabad GEN Maval GEN Pune GEN Shirur GEN Ahmednagar GEN Shirdi SC and Beed GENPhase 5 May 20 13 constituencies including Dhule GEN Dindori ST Nashik GEN Palghar ST Bhiwandi GEN Kalyan GEN Thane GEN Mumbai North GEN Mumbai North West GEN Mumbai North East GEN Mumbai North Central GEN Mumbai South Central GEN and Mumbai South GENMaharashtra ranks second in contributing to the Lower House of the Parliament following Uttar Pradesh with 80 seatsIn the 2019 Lok Sabha elections the BJP won 23 out of 25 contested seats while the undivided Shiv Sena secured 18 out of 23 seats The undivided NCP part of the opposition alliance contested 19 seats and won fourWith inputs from ANI