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.
The discussion were held on over 100 seats and the party will decide the names of its remaining candidates for 288-member Maharashtra assembly polls after seat sharing talks with its Mahayuti alliance partners, comprising Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Eknath Shinde-l
"We are confident that our alliance in Maharashtra will form the government and Congress will contest the by-polls to win. It is a matter of great happiness that Priyanka ji is contesting from Wayanad," said Selja.
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday faced a major setback as over 600 party workers and officials from the Pune city unit resigned.
NCP leader and former union minister Praful Patel on Tuesday expressed confidence that the ruling Mahayuti alliance will win the assembly polls in Maharashtra on the basis of its development work .
Speaking to ANI on Jharkhand & Maharashtra Assembly elections, Union Minister Annapurna Devi said, " "First of all, I congratulate the Election Commission that they are holding elections in Jharkhand in 2 phases. Before this, Elections used to be held there longer - in 5 phases. We have
Citing smooth coordination among the alliance partners, former Maharashtra Home Minister and NCP-SP leader Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will wil the Maharashtra Assembly polls and will form the government.
Congress MLA Hiraman Bhika Khoskar from Igatpuri assembly constituency joined the Ajit Pawar led-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday, ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Asserting that he is "ready to fight against this Delhi rule and corrupt government", Shive Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday accused the ruling Mahayuti alliance of building Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue for votes and said if Maha Vikas Aghadi government comes to power in
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra said that the Haryana election results will have a very positive impact on the Maharashtra Assembly elections likely to be held later this year.
Patil quit the BJP on Friday after a meeting with his supporters and announced that he would join the NCP (SP) on Monday. He joined the party at a programme, in presence of Sharad Pawar and other leaders, including Supriya Sule and Jayant Patil on Monday.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that every seat was being discussed and reviewed in the Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting as the alliance has to defeat the BJP on every seat in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.