
Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday night spoke to Samajwadi Get together (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, after the latter demanded 12 seats from the Maha Vikas Aghadi to contest within the upcoming Maharashtra Meeting polls.
Sena UBT spokesperson Sanjay Raut mentioned the 2 leaders had a constructive dialogue over cellphone and that the Samajwadi Get together will probably be part of the MVA.
Akhilesh, who’s touring Maharashtra, mentioned he’s anticipating respectable seats within the seat-sharing arrangments and hopes that the INDIA alliance is not going to repeat the error it did in Haryana.
The SP chief mentioned that his occasion has already declared candidates for 5 seats and he’s hoping the INDIA alliance companions take into account their demand.
“We’ve requested for 12 seats and have additionally submitted a tentative record of the candidates and seats the place we’ve got a powerful presence,” mentioned Yadav whereas talking to reporters in Dhule district of north Maharashtra.
With the tussle between Shiv Sena UBT and Congress over seats in Vidarbha, the MVA is struggling to finalise it’s seat-sharing system. Presently, the SP has two sitting MLAs within the state.
On Thursday Samajwadi Get together’s Maharashtra chief Abu Asim Azmi demanded that the MVA ought to give no less than 12 seats to the occasion and warned of going solo within the polls. Azmi insisted that the Oppositition bloc mustn’t announce any record of candidates or system with out consulting the Samajwadi Get together.