The Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) met on the AICC headquarters right here on Monday and mentioned candidates for the Maharashtra Meeting elections.
AICC in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala stated the CEC mentioned a complete of 63 seats in Maharashtra. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP chief Sonia Gandhi and LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress basic secretary (in-charge, organisation) Ok C Venugopal, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole and Chennithala, amongst others, attended the assembly.
Chennithala stated the Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents will meet on Tuesday in Mumbai and a last seat-sharing deal for the Maharashtra Meeting polls could be sealed. A press convention of the allies is predicted in Mumbai, the place the small print of the seat-sharing will probably be introduced.
On Sunday, the impasse over seat-sharing between Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), two of the three MVA constituents, continued whilst Sharad Pawar, chief of the third MVA celebration NCP (S-P), seemed to be enjoying mediator.
On Monday, each Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed there have been no main variations between them over the sharing of seats for Meeting elections. The 2 events stated the variations have been restricted to a handful of seats in Vidarbha and could be ironed out in a day or two.
Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut expressed hope that the best way the Sena UBT had proven “large-heartedness” by giving up its three seats – Kolhapur, Amravati, and Ramtek — to Congress throughout Lok Sabha polls, the latter would reciprocate the gesture in Vidarbha for the Meeting polls.
Discarding any risk of the Congress snapping ties with Shiv Sena (UBT), Chief of the Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday termed the alliance as sturdy as “Fevicol”.
