Balasaheb Thorat, the leader of the Congress state legislature party, met with Sharad Pawar of the NCP on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in Mumbai. This meeting comes ahead of a crucial gathering of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, which includes the Congress, NCP, and Shiv Sena (UBT), to discuss seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls.
Meeting Details
Sanjay Raut, a leader from Shiv Sena (UBT), stated, "Congress' senior leader Balasaheb Thorat, who was in Delhi, has come to meet Sharad Pawar this morning. Later, he will go to Matoshree, and then Uddhav Thackeray and other Shiv Sena leaders will have a meeting with Congress leaders. We will see what to do, but everything is fine as of now."
Congress Preparations
On the previous day, the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress, chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge, convened in the national capital to finalize candidates for the assembly polls. Vijay Wadettiwar, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition, mentioned that the final decision on all 288 seats for the MVA in the Maharashtra assembly election would be made by the evening of October 22. He noted, "We will finalize the 17 seats. There are issues on six to seven seats in Vidarbha, and that too will be resolved. We are going to contest as Aghadi... Since three parties are sharing 288 seats, it took a little time. The final decision on all 288 seats for Maha Vikas Aghadi will be made by tomorrow evening."
