Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole Discusses Seat Sharing for Upcoming Elections
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 2: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole announced that the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will reveal decisions on several seats before Dussehra. The MVA leaders met to discuss seat sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, covering over 150 seats in the meeting.
Patole stated, “We will soon finish this and will make announcements on several seats before Dussehra. Discussion on more than 150 seats has been done in today’s meeting. We will decide based on merits. Soon there will be clarity on the seat discussion.”
Maharashtra Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi emphasized the alliance’s strength, saying, “MVA will fight strongly. The seats could be less and more. People are being divided in the name of religion. We are asking for 12 seats.”
Nationalist Congress Party-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad mentioned that discussions are progressing well, with around 288 seats being discussed. He said, “It was a long meeting and there is no enmity, discussion is happening well…Around 288 seats were discussed.”
Nana Patole criticized Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his “Vote Jihad” remarks, demanding an apology. Patole said, “Devendra Fadnavis should be ashamed…He is the Home Minister of the state and holds a constitutional post…Devendra Fadnavis himself wants to do the same cheap politics that the BJP does by making such statements and fighting on the basis of religion during elections…Congress demands that Devendra Fadnavis should apologise to the people of the state (for his statement).”
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held discussions with party leaders in Mumbai, expressing confidence in forming a ‘Mahayuti’ government in Maharashtra. Shah stated, “The formation of a Mahayuti government in Maharashtra is inevitable. No one can stop Mahayuti from winning the elections in Maharashtra.”
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray criticized Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, alleging that many industrial projects have moved to Gujarat since Shinde took office. Thackeray also accused Amit Shah of wanting to “finish” him and NCP leader Sharad Pawar.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held in 288 constituencies, with dates yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India. The election will see a contest between the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition and the Maha Yuti Alliance.
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Maharashtra Congress -: Maharashtra Congress is the state branch of the Indian National Congress party in Maharashtra, a state in India.
Nana Patole -: Nana Patole is a politician and the President of the Maharashtra Congress. He leads the party in the state.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -: Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is an alliance of three political parties in Maharashtra: Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Congress.
Dussehra -: Dussehra is a major Hindu festival in India that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It usually falls in October.
Abu Azmi -: Abu Azmi is a politician and a member of the Samajwadi Party, which is part of the MVA alliance.
Jitendra Awhad -: Jitendra Awhad is a politician from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is part of the MVA alliance.
Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis -: Devendra Fadnavis is a senior politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Home Minister of Maharashtra.
Vote Jihad -: Vote Jihad is a controversial term used by some politicians to accuse others of manipulating votes based on religion.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah -: Amit Shah is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Home Minister of India.
Mahayuti -: Mahayuti is an alliance of political parties led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra.
Former CM Uddhav Thackeray -: Uddhav Thackeray is a politician and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is a leader of the Shiv Sena party.
CM Eknath Shinde -: Eknath Shinde is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a member of the Shiv Sena party.
Gujarat -: Gujarat is a state in western India, known for its industrial development and economic growth.
288 constituencies -: In Maharashtra, there are 288 areas called constituencies where people vote to elect their representatives in the state government.
