Maharashtra local polls: Vote for Shiv Sena is vote for development, says Shinde

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena person Eknath Shinde has urged radical to elite his enactment candidates successful the upcoming section polls, saying a ballot for his enactment is simply a ballot for improvement and an extremity to "VIP culture".

Addressing a rally organised successful Gondia connected Tuesday (November 26, 2025) to run for the Shiv Sena candidate, Dr. Prashant Katre, for the station of Gondia Municipal Council president, Mr. Shinde besides asserted that the government's flagship ‘Ladki Bahin‘ strategy for women volition not beryllium discontinued. Elections to assorted section bodies successful the State are scheduled connected December 2, 2025.

Mr. Shinde said, "Support and elite Shiv Sena candidates, your ballot for Shiv Sena is simply a ballot for development. We privation to extremity the VIP civilization and enactment to bring bully days for the downtrodden. For development, ballot for alteration and elite the Shiv Sena campaigner successful the upcoming section assemblage election." He besides noted that erstwhile helium was the Chief Minister, his authorities introduced the ‘Ladki Bahin’ Yojana, providing ₹1,500 monthly assistance to women, though Opposition leaders had raised doubts implicit its continuation.

"But I privation to marque it wide that the strategy is not going to beryllium discontinued. In fact, we are readying to bring a strategy to marque ‘Ladki Bahin’ (women) empowered and self-reliant," Mr. Shinde said.

"It was our authorities that gave 50% concession for women successful autobus travel, helped farmers and the communal radical done the ‘Shetkari Sanman Yojana’¸’Youth Skill Development scheme’ and galore different initiatives," helium added.

Mr. Shinde, who holds charges of the Urban Development Department, besides assured that determination volition beryllium nary dearth of funds for the improvement of Gondia.

"Our candidates volition enactment to marque Gondia escaped of waste, pollution, and corruption. For the Gondia Municipal Council president's post, we person fielded a doc with a cleanable image, and helium believes successful removing the ailment astatine the root. Give your blessings to each the 34 candidates (for councillors' posts) of Shiv Sena for the Gondia Municipal Council elections," helium added.