After Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra has now become a political hub, PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi will meet today | News India

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Assembly elections are going to be held in Maharashtra soon. After Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, now political activities have intensified in Maharashtra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi are on Maharashtra tour today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of schemes worth Rs 56 thousand crore in Maharashtra today. Along with this, PM will deposit the 18th installment of Kisan Samman Nidhi in the accounts of 9.4 crore farmers.

Prime Minister Modi's program in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Banjara Heritage Museum to showcase the rich heritage of the Banjara community. He will flag off metro trains running from BKC metro station in Thane to R JVLR in Mumbai. They will also travel by metro train between BKC and Santa Cruz station. Additionally, Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of Phase-I of Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project and Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension, Navi Mumbai Airport Impact Notified Area Project. Apart from this, he will also lay the foundation stone of Thane Municipal Corporation.

Role of Banjara community in Maharashtra politics

If we look at the vote figures, the Banjara community plays an important role in the politics of Maharashtra. The population of Banjara community is about 6 percent of the total population of Maharashtra i.e. 1.30 crore. Banjaras belong to the Scheduled Tribe category. This community is also considered the political strength of Maharashtra. Two Chief Ministers have also been from this community. Basant Rao Naik and Sudhakar Rao Naik. Then Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to attract this community towards himself in view of the upcoming assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi's visit to Kolhapur

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is on Kolhapur tour today. He will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He will participate in the Constitution Honor Conference and address the people. Apart from this, Rahul Gandhi will also visit the tomb of Rajarshi Sahu.