Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Ladki Bahin Yojana a game changer, says Mohan Yadav

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin Yojana is a game changer, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Mohan Yadav said on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for the November 20 assembly polls, he said people are well aware of the hollow promises of the Congress.

The party's fake narratives during the Lok Sabha polls were rejected in the assembly polls in Haryana, where the BJP retained power for a third straight term, Yadav said.

"We had a mandate in 2019 in Maharashtra but Uddhav Thackeray formed an alliance with the Congress," he said referring to the undivided Shiv Sena breaking its ties with BJP after the last assembly polls and forming the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

"The Ladki Bahin Yojana is a game changer. Wherever we are in power, we continuously work to empower women. Under Ladli Behna Yojana, in MP we are giving Rs 1250 to women per month. We have given 11 instalments so far. In Maharashtra this figure is Rs 1500 and it will rise to Rs 2100 after we retain power," he said.

The Eknath Shinde government has helped students pursue higher education, while women are getting 50 per cent concession in bus travel, Yadav said.

The BJP won multiple times in MP and Gujarat due to a large number of welfare schemes, he added.

He said no one should have a problem with Sanatan Dharma as it is the religion of humanity.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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