Prakash Ambedkar flays MVA; sees bright future for Bahujan politics

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar discusses electoral strategies, the potential for post-poll alliances, and the evolving landscape of Maharashtra politics

Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar and president of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), has decided to go alone in the Lok Sabha (LS) polls in Maharashtra. In an interview with Business Standard’s Shreyas Ubgade in Akola, the three-time member of Parliament (MP) claims that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) never had the goal of defeating the BJP and has put up “compromise candidates” in many seats.

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