Maharashtra polls: Congress, Uddhav Sena and NCP(SP) agree to contest 85 seats each
The negotiations are on to finalise who will fight from the remaining constituencies.
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The Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Sharad Pawar have agreed to contest 85 seats each in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the alliance leaders announced on Wednesday.
The negotiations for the remaining seats are still on, PTI reported.
The polling for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will take place in a single phase on November 20. The counting of votes will happen on November 23, alongside that of the Jharkhand elections.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut, however, said that there was consensus on 270 seats out of the 288 constituencies, PTI reported.
The Samajwadi Party, the Peasants and Workers Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India and the Aam Aadmi Party will be included in the final seat-sharing plan, Raut was quoted as saying.
#WATCH | Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says, "We've decided that Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest on 85 seats each and on remaining 18 seats, we will have talks with our alliance parties including Samajwadi Party and by… pic.twitter.com/tegTusAi6L— ANI (@ANI) October 23, 2024
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