Maharashtra Election 2024, MVA seat-sharing deal: Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said, “We have amicably arrived at a consensus on 270 seats.” He said discussions are still on for the remaining seats.
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Maha Aghadi Vikas (MVA) of Maharashtra has finalised its seat-sharing pact. The alliance partners– Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) – will contest 85 seats each in the Maharashtra Election 2024, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut announced on Wednesday.
“MVA allies to contest 85 seats each in Maharashtra assembly polls. There has been a consensus on 270 constituencies,” Sanjay Raut said.
The Maharashtra Assembly has a total of 288 seats. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said the rest of the 18 seats will be left for smaller parties. Shiv Sena-UBT leader Raut said, “We will include the Samajwadi Party, PWP, CPI(M), CPI, and AAP [in the alliance].”
Raut further informed that discussions are still on for the remaining seats. “We have amicably arrived at a consensus on 270 seats. MVA stands united to defeat the Mahayuti government,” Raut said while addressing a press conference on Wednesday evening.
Shiv Sena-UBT releases first list
Earlier on Wednesday, the Shiv Sena (UBT) released its first list of 65 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections, with former minister Aaditya Thackeray being fielded from his current Worli constituency in central Mumbai.
In Thane’s Kopri-Panchpakhadi seat, where Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is in the fray, the Shiv Sena (UBT) fielded Kedar Dighe. Kedar Dighe is the nephew of late Sena leader Anand Dighe, considered to be Shinde’s political mentor.