BJP can't associate with such people: Shelar on Nawab Malik getting Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 ticket from NCP

Bharatiya Janata Partys BJP Mumbai Chief Ashish Shelar stated on Thursday October 31 that Nationalist Congress Party NCP President Ajit Pawar should not have given former state minister Nawab Malik a ticket for the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 owing to the serious allegations against him According to news agency ANI Shelar asserted that BJP cannot associate with such individualsMalik will fight from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar in Mumbai in the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024In an interview with ANI Shelar said Ajit Pawar should not have given Malik a ticket many in Maharashtra think this way The serious allegations and charge sheet against him are unacceptable to Maharashtra The BJP has made its stance clear Maharashtra opposes an international terrorist like Dawood Despite this if he has been given a ticket the BJP cannot associate with such people We wont campaign for this candidate Instead well support the candidate running against himShelar also expressed confidence in Ajit Pawars popularity in Baramati predicting a comfortable victory for him in the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024I visited Baramati and saw that Ajit Pawars work there is commendable He delivers on his promises which has built his reputation across Maharashtra I believe his victory will be straightforward he remarkedAccording to ANI Shelar also targeted the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi asserting that it no longer holds any significanceMaharashtra BJP made mistakes but we have corrected them Shelar on Lok Sabha pollsThe Maha Vikas Aghadi as an entity no longer exists They dont listen to each other There is conflict between Nana Patole and Sanjay Raut Congress itself has splintered into three factions Soon they will all disintegrate he saidHe added Uddhav Thackeray has never won an election on his own merit He always relies on others Those who rely on others should refrain from criticising other leadersReflecting on the BJPs defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Shelar acknowledged that internal mistakes contributed to the outcomeIn the Lok Sabha elections we did not secure the expected votes which was disappointing The Maharashtra BJP made mistakes but we have corrected them The disillusionment among our workers has now transformed into enthusiasm especially after the Haryana elections Congresss socalled Mohabbat ki Dukaan was actually a Nafrat ki Dukaan that could only work once and that has already happened he saidHe noted that the current electoral atmosphere is distinct from that of the last Lok Sabha elections adding The public is now satisfied Mahayuti will form the government with a comfortable majorityBJP to put full strength to ensure Milind Deoras victoryDiscussing the Worli seat Shelar stated that the Mahayuti candidate Milind Deora has a better understanding of the constituency than MVA candidate Aaditya ThackerayMilind Deora knows Worli better than Aaditya Thackeray He served as an MP there and has known the area since his fathers time Aaditya Thackeray lives in Bandra but contests elections in Worli The BJP will put its full strength behind ensuring Milind Deoras victory he addedShelar clarified that there is no dispute over the Chief Ministerial candidateWe will contest under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and after the elections all three parties will come together to decide on the Chief Ministerial face he saidThe BJP is currently in alliance with the Ajit Pawarled NCP and Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena under the Mahayuti bannerThe Assembly elections for the 288 Maharashtra constituencies will take place in a single phase on 20 November with vote counting scheduled for 23 NovemberIn the 2019 assembly elections the BJP won 105 seats Shiv Sena 56 and Congress 44 In 2014 the BJP secured 122 seats Shiv Sena 63 and Congress 42With ANI inputs