Maharashtra Seat-sharing Talks

Seat-sharing - the stumbling block of many a political alliance - is in focus before the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to hold a second round of talks this week, to continue dividing the state's 288 seats.

Seat-sharing talks for the Maharashtra Assembly elections due later this year are yet to officially begin in the ruling coalition, but the tussle for constituencies has already started, sources have told NDTV.

Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan held out an olive branch to his party's 'almost ally' Prakash Ambedkar today amid differences over the seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha elections.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said ally BJP should give his Republican Party of India (A) at least two Lok Sabha seats to contest.

With consensus eluding Maha Vikas Aghadi on an agreeable seat-sharing formula for Lok Sabha polls, NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Monday met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in suburban Mumbai.

Amid seat-sharing talks among the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties in Maharashtra, Sanjay Nirupam, a prominent Congress leader, has slammed Uddhav Thackeray for prematurely announcing the candidate for Mumbai's North-West Lok Sabha constituency.

Finalising seat-sharing in Maharashtra has proven to be tricky for the NDA, with all three key partners - the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP - pushing for a higher number of seats than the others are willing to concede.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra has settled on a seat-share deal for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, sources told NDTV Friday morning, with a formal announcement is likely in 48 hours.

The Congress' efforts to lock down seat-sharing deals for the general election - now just weeks away - have taken another step forward, sources said Friday, after talks with Maharashtra allies for 39 of the state's 48 seats.

The Opposition INDIA bloc is moving fast with discussions on seat-sharing, scheduling meetings cheek-by-jowl in multiple states.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut asserted on Friday that his party would contest in 23 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra next year and said their talks with the Congress on seat-sharing has to start from zero.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said his party will contest 23 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, but the ally Congress said even preliminary seat-sharing talks had not yet started between the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday said there have been no talks regarding seat-sharing among members of the state's ruling alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

Amid delay in finalising the seat-sharing pact for the assembly polls which are less than a month away, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that talks with BJP chief Amit Shah were progressing well and a final decision would be announced soon.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated today that the BJP and the Shiv Sena will contest next month's assembly election together. The Chief Minister also said he is confident that he will retain the post after the elections.

Seat-sharing - the stumbling block of many a political alliance - is in focus before the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to hold a second round of talks this week, to continue dividing the state's 288 seats.

Seat-sharing talks for the Maharashtra Assembly elections due later this year are yet to officially begin in the ruling coalition, but the tussle for constituencies has already started, sources have told NDTV.

Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan held out an olive branch to his party's 'almost ally' Prakash Ambedkar today amid differences over the seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha elections.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said ally BJP should give his Republican Party of India (A) at least two Lok Sabha seats to contest.

With consensus eluding Maha Vikas Aghadi on an agreeable seat-sharing formula for Lok Sabha polls, NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Monday met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in suburban Mumbai.

Amid seat-sharing talks among the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties in Maharashtra, Sanjay Nirupam, a prominent Congress leader, has slammed Uddhav Thackeray for prematurely announcing the candidate for Mumbai's North-West Lok Sabha constituency.

Finalising seat-sharing in Maharashtra has proven to be tricky for the NDA, with all three key partners - the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP - pushing for a higher number of seats than the others are willing to concede.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra has settled on a seat-share deal for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, sources told NDTV Friday morning, with a formal announcement is likely in 48 hours.

The Congress' efforts to lock down seat-sharing deals for the general election - now just weeks away - have taken another step forward, sources said Friday, after talks with Maharashtra allies for 39 of the state's 48 seats.

The Opposition INDIA bloc is moving fast with discussions on seat-sharing, scheduling meetings cheek-by-jowl in multiple states.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut asserted on Friday that his party would contest in 23 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra next year and said their talks with the Congress on seat-sharing has to start from zero.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said his party will contest 23 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, but the ally Congress said even preliminary seat-sharing talks had not yet started between the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday said there have been no talks regarding seat-sharing among members of the state's ruling alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

Amid delay in finalising the seat-sharing pact for the assembly polls which are less than a month away, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that talks with BJP chief Amit Shah were progressing well and a final decision would be announced soon.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated today that the BJP and the Shiv Sena will contest next month's assembly election together. The Chief Minister also said he is confident that he will retain the post after the elections.