Mumbai: Amit Shah chairs meeting with BJP leaders ahead of BMC elections

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting of BJP MPs MLAs MLCs and corporators with respect to the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC elections at the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis in MumbaiThis is Shahs first visit to the state after the formation of the Eknath Shinde governmentA lot of turmoil has been witnessed in Maharashtra after the Uddhav ThackerayFadnavisled alliance fell apart on several issues The Shiv Sena chief then went on to form a government in alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party NCP and CongressSources said discussions on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the next assembly elections in the state are also likely to be held in the meetingAmit Shah has been one of BJPs most successful presidents and is likely to give the state unit a guideline and roadmap for the upcoming challengesAlso Read Ganeshotsav 2022 Amit Shah Eknath Shinde Devendra Fadnavis offer prayers at Mumbais Lalbaugcha RajaEarlier in the day Shah offered prayers at the famous Mumbai Lalbaugcha Raja along with Maharashtras CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra FadnavisDue to Covid19 restrictions and the lockdown situation for two years the Home Minister was not able to visit the famous Ganpathi pandal in MumbaiApart from Labaughcha Raja Amit Shah visited a few more Ganpati Pandals in Mumbai the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal in Bandra West organised by BJP Mumbai Chief Ashish Shelar and will be also visiting the CMs residence Varsha Bungalow to take the blessings of Ganpati BappaGanesh Chaturthi a tenday festival that starts on the fourth day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month Bhadrapada will start on August 31 this year The festive period is also known as Vinayak Chaturthi or Vinayak ChavithiIt is celebrated with much fanfare in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra with lakhs of devotees converging into mandals to seek blessing from Lord GaneshThe Lalbaugcha Raja Ganapati idol has been organised by the Kambli family for over eight decadesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever