He said that the good work of the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis faction will ensure the combine wins 200 Assembly and 45 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra when both polls are held in 2024.
He said the BJP was a party where workers got ample scope to progress, citing the rise of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi to the post of prime minister. However, in the Congress, NCP and Uddhav Thackeray's party, one progresses up the hierarchy if one is a close relative of powerful leaders, Bawankule said at an event where some functionaries joined the party.
"In the BJP, the only qualification is work. Such a person will get a free hand and no one will stop him. Even a person like me, with no family background (in politics), can become Maharashtra BJP chief" he said
The senior BJP leader said the state once had a CM, referring to Thackeray, who did not come to Mantralaya in two-and-half years, while Fadnavis and Shinde were now putting in 18 hours per day at work.
"We want to create a situation in Maharashtra that by 2024, the MVA will not get a candidate to field in the elections. Under the leadership of Shinde and Fadnavis, the (BJP and Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena) alliance will win more than 200 Assembly and 45 Lok Sabha seats (in Maharashtra in 2024)," he said.
