Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi

Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi (English: Majority Development Front) is a political party in the Vasai-Virar region of Maharashtra.[1] It was originally known as Vasai Vikas Aaghadi. The party leader is Hitendra Thakur, a former Independent candidate and current member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Baliram Sukur Jadhav of the BVA, backed by Hitendra Thakur, was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 and declared unconditional support to the UPA government.[2]

Career

In 2009, in the 15th Lok Sabha election, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi won the Palghar seat and Baliram Jadhav became the first member of parliament from the party.

Aaghadi lost the 16th Lok Sabha election to BJP's Chintaman Vanga.

In 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi bagged twelve seats: Boisar where Vilas Tare and Nalasopara where Kshitij Thakur won the elections.

In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi increased its tally to 3 seats, holding Boisar and Nalasopara and adding Vasai where Hitendra Thakur won.[3]

Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation

In 2015, The BVA swept the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation polls by winning 106 seats. Vasai elected its first woman Mayor, Pravina Thakur for Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi. Pravina Thakur is married to Hitendra Thakur, MLA from Vasai.

Many of the winners faced no opposition candidate. The BVA is one of the strongest parties in its region.[4][5][6]

2019 Assembly election

In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi won all three of the seats that he contested. The three newly elected MLA's are Rajesh Raghunath Patil, Kshitij Thakur, and Hitendra Thakur.

#Constituency NameWinner
1BoisarRajesh Raghunath Patil
2NalasoparaKshitij Thakur
3VasaiHitendra Thakur

References
  1. "Bahujan Vikas Aghadi ( BVA )". www.bahujanvikasaghadi.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. Marpakwar, Prafulla (22 May 2009). "CM okays plan for civic body in Virar belt". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  3. "Maharashtra: Five MLAs suspended for beating up policeman". News18. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. "Bahujan Vikas Aghadi leader, son held for murder of kin - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Neta booked for molesting two women, uploading pics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Youth leader of BVA held for molesting woman in Naigaon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2017.


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