Mumbai:
The Congress and the NCP are finally heading for a truce with Sharad Pawar's party blinking first.
Sources say the parties have more or less agreed to a seat-sharing deal of 174 seats for the Congress and 114 for the NCP. This means ten seats less for the NCP compared to the 2004 polls.
But it's not over yet as the NCP is still pushing for a one more seat. Also, the parties are still haggling over who gets which seat in prime regions like Mumbai and the NCP bastion Western Maharashtra.
But the NCP's bargaining position is weak after its poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha polls. Delimitation has also cost the party some of its bankable seats.
"After delimitation we were prepared to accept less seats," NCP leader Praful Patel said.
Both parties will head to Delhi for more talks, but with the first date of filing nominations just two days away the allies are running out of time.
Sources say the parties have more or less agreed to a seat-sharing deal of 174 seats for the Congress and 114 for the NCP. This means ten seats less for the NCP compared to the 2004 polls.
But it's not over yet as the NCP is still pushing for a one more seat. Also, the parties are still haggling over who gets which seat in prime regions like Mumbai and the NCP bastion Western Maharashtra.
But the NCP's bargaining position is weak after its poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha polls. Delimitation has also cost the party some of its bankable seats.
"After delimitation we were prepared to accept less seats," NCP leader Praful Patel said.
Both parties will head to Delhi for more talks, but with the first date of filing nominations just two days away the allies are running out of time.
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