National Desk
23 October
Sandeep Dhand Ludhiana
The Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA), an alliance of Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Shiv Sena (UBT), has agreed to contest 85 seats each in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. Although discussions on final seat distribution are ongoing, Shiv Sena (UBT) has already released a list of 65 candidates.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut announced that agreement has been reached for 270 out of 288 seats. He mentioned that smaller parties, including Samajwadi Party, PWP, CPM, CPI, and AAP, would be accommodated on the remaining seats. The MVA is committed to defeating the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole confirmed that the remaining seats would be left for smaller parties to contest.
In the Shiv Sena (UBT) list, prominent leader Aditya Thackeray will contest from the Worli Assembly seat, while Kedar Dighe will challenge Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the Kopri-Panchpakhri seat.