With Maharashtra Assembly elections inching closer, political parties are gearing up to campaign for the polls. The opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi is set to start its poll campaign for the upcoming assembly elections on November 6, said NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday. Speaking about the campaign, Pawar stated that it will be spearheaded by him and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. 

While interacting with a few reporters on his home turf, Baramati, in the Pune district, Pawar extended them Diwali greetings and said he prayed for the prosperity and well-being of the people of the state.

On being questioned about the friendly fights among MVA partners NCP (SP), Congress, and Sena (UBT) in some constituencies, Pawar said there are only 10–12 seats where two candidates from MVA have filed their nomination papers. “I am confident we will find a solution in the next couple of days and resolve the issue,” he said.

The veteran leader said MVA will offer a “programme” (common minimum programme) to the people of the state to garner their support. Pawar said their poll campaign will be launched in the presence of himself, Rahul Gandhi, and Uddhav Thackeray.

Senior Congress leader Nana Patole said on Wednesday that the MVA would hold a joint rally on November 6 in Mumbai, where it will release the opposition grouping’s guarantees for the assembly elections.

In the MVA, the grand old party is contesting 103 seats, followed by the Sena (UBT), which has fielded 89 candidates, and 87 seats given to the NCP (SP). While other MVA allies are in the fray in six seats, there was no clarity on three assembly segments. The Maharashtra assembly polls to elect 288 members of the House will be held on November 20, and votes will be counted on November 23.