Earlier on Friday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut announced that he plans to discuss seat-sharing arrangements with Rahul Gandhi for the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and noted that there were many seats on which decisions remained pending.
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday said that there is "no dispute" within the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, adding that speed breakers may come but the party will cross the speed breakers together in seat sharing.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday accused the ruling coalition of misusing the government machinery to remove legitimate voters from the voters' list for the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024.
Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata President Chandrashekhar Bawankule remarked on Uddhav Thackeray's situation and said that he had never seen him in such a condition where he had to walk in front of the Maha Vikas Aghadi with a bowl.
In the meeting, there was a strong push for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to be presented as the new face for the chief ministerial position, a move that signals the party's strategy as it prepares for the upcoming elections.
"There is a meeting at 1 pm today at the YB Chavan hall regarding this. The MVA will contest in unison will full power. Removing the BJP from power in Maharashtra is essential for the benefit of the state and we will do it."
"Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena are in the alliance, Samajwadi Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) are also there. Most of the leaders of Maharashtra are not capable of taking decisions. They have to send the list to Delhi again and again. Now that time has passed. We want this
Pawar emphasized that the journey to rebuild a progressive and developed Maharashtra will start from Islampur in Sangli and Jayant Patil should take the responsibility on his shoulder and the party and all his colleague will back him.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday, attacked the Opposition Alliance on Thursday, claiming that the alliance's cohesiveness and vision is uncleared.
Preparing for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress will be holding a meeting on October 20 to finalise the list of candidates for the state, Congress leaders confirmed.