The Congress, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra. In Karnataka, Congress is the main opposition party which wants to oust the BJP government. Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on 10 May. Raut addressed a rally in Belagavi to campaign for Murlidhar Patil, the MES candidate from Khanpur. When asked about the BJP’s stand to resolve the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, Fadnavis said- Along with my party, I am also in full support of the Marathi speaking people living in Belagavi.