Mahayuti has scored a hat-trick of victories by registering a spectacular victory in the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Maharashtra. Earlier, Mahayuti had performed strongly in the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat and then Municipal Corporation elections also. Now, with the success achieved in Zilla Parishad-Panchayat Samiti, Mahayuti has made it clear that the public trust in the local self-government institutions is strongly linked with it.

Public trust in Shiv Sena

Responding to the election results, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the public has given full support to Shiv Sena in these elections. He said that this victory is not just a victory of statistics but of public trust. We will live up to the trust that the public has placed on Shiv Sena and development at the grassroots level will be further accelerated.

Strong base in rural areas also

Deputy Chief Minister Shinde said that the huge support given to Shiv Sena by the people of Maharashtra shows that even in rural areas, the party’s base is now stronger than ever.

Referring to the victory in districts like Raigarh and Ratnagiri, he said that the people of Konkan have given a clear message that they stand with the true Shiv Sena.

Shinde said that the dream of venerable Balasaheb Thackeray of taking Shiv Sena to every home seems to be coming true today. On the occasion of this victory, he is remembering Balasaheb a lot. He especially expressed his gratitude to the “beloved sisters” of the villages, who gave full love and support to their “beloved brother”.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that in the last 3 years, the Mahayuti government has taken many important decisions for both urban and rural areas. The impact of schemes like development of roads, drinking water supply, speeding up irrigation projects, improvement in education and making women self-reliant is now clearly visible. Not only funds were given to empower Gram Panchayats, but emphasis was also laid on making the administration more efficient.

The hard work of the workers paid off

Shinde said that behind this success is the hard work of the party workers, the work done in every village and the clear role taken on public issues. He assured that the trust given by the public will never be broken. Through District Councils, work will be done with more responsibility in the interest of rural development, farmers, women, youth and common citizens.

NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday (05 February) appealed to the voters of 12 districts going for Zilla Parishad elections to support NCP by remembering late leader Ajit Pawar and carrying forward his ideology. ​​NCP (SP) and NCP have formed an alliance for the Zilla Parishad elections to be held on 7 February. Both the parties are contesting the elections on the clock symbol of NCP.

‘The true tribute is to promote the thoughts of Ajit Dada’

Rohit Pawar wrote on Twitter, “Today is the last day of campaigning for the elections of 12 district councils of the state. Time snatched away Ajit Dada from us while he was leaving to campaign for this election. We all know that due to this tragic incident, despite their plans, no member of the Pawar family could join the campaign of any candidate. Therefore, I appeal to the voters of all the twelve districts that this is the right time to remember Ajit Dada and support his ideology. And carrying forward Ajit Dada’s ideas is the true tribute to him!”

Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. Ajit Pawar was also the chief of NCP, while his uncle Sharad Pawar is the president of NCP (SP). On January 31, three days after Ajit Pawar’s death, his wife Sunetra Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister.

Urge to support Ajit Pawar’s views

Rohit Pawar, representing Karjat-Jamkhed assembly constituency in Ahilyanagar district, urged voters in all the poll-bound districts to support Ajit Pawar’s ideas and termed it as ‘right time’ and a true tribute to the late leader.

Where will Zilla Parishad elections be held on 7th February?

The 12 district councils where voting will be held on February 7 are Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Latur. Voting will also be held for 125 Panchayat Samitis of these districts on the same day. 2,624 candidates are contesting for 731 seats in these 12 district councils, while 4,814 candidates are contesting for 1,462 seats in 125 panchayat samitis.

Counting of votes on 9th February

Counting of votes will take place on February 9 and the fate of all the candidates will be decided. Zilla Parishad is a local government body at the district level, which is responsible for rural administration, development, education and infrastructure. This is an important part of the Panchayati Raj system.