Maha Vikas Aghadi

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (transl. Maharashtra Development Front; abbreviated as MVA), is a state-level political alliance of centre to centre-left political parties in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the two major political alliances in Maharashtra. The alliance was formed under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of SHS (UBT) (then Shiv Sena), Sharad Pawar of the NCP(SP) and Sonia Gandhi of the INC, along with the support from the PWPI, CPI(M) and several other political parties. MVA is currently the official opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council. Most of the MVA constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at pan-India level. The MVA alliance won a record breaking 31 seats out of 48 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha Election in Maharashtra whereas on the other hand, the MVA suffered a setback in 2024, when it could only win 50 seats (including 2 of SP, which has left the alliance) in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, with none of the parties even managing to get the number of seats to have a leader of opposition in the assembly. This stripped its status as the official opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly