INDIA Bloc Missing In Action, Uddhav Thackeray Rings The Alarm: ‘Elections Are Here’

Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 20:08 IST

The former Maharashtra chief minister also demanded that all elections in the country should be held on ballot papers only

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray (Image: PTI)

After the INDIA bloc put up a surprise performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the alliance, comprising over two dozen parties, has been in the wilderness and hasn’t held a single meeting since last year.  

Time and time again, leaders of this bloc raised the issue of inaction of the alliance formed months before the general election to take on the BJP’s juggernaut. With elections in Bihar and Mumbai civic body polls near,  Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray has made a renewed push to galvanise the bloc and start talks. 

“After the Lok Sabha elections, there has been no meeting of the Bharat Alliance, and I want the meeting to be called as soon as possible because Bihar elections are coming closer, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election 2025 will also be held," he said. 

The former Maharashtra chief minister also demanded that all elections in the country should be held on ballot papers only.

“Every election should be conducted through the ballot paper only. When countries like Britain conduct elections through ballot papers, why are we emphasising the use of EVMs in India? This change is necessary for the transparency of democracy," he added.

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