Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday welcomed the declaration of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule and said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was ready for it, reported the PTI.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar). It is pitted against the ruling alliance consisting of the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Ajit Pawar's NCP.