" As an alliance decision to select a candidate, is always the prerogative of the leadership. Our party believes in nation first, party next and individual last," Shaina NC said.
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar on Saturday demanded an apology from Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole for making an anti-reservation stance and said that Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Constitution has given the reservation to the people, not the Congress.
Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat on Saturday said that he will be meeting Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and (NCP SP) leader Sharad Pawar to discuss certain issues.
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) on Saturday announced its second list of 22 candidates for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra scheduled for November 20.
Notably, the MVA is still facing the heat from one of its allies, the Samajwadi Party, who is demanding more seats from the alliance to contest in the polls.
"I have announced five seats. They should give these five seats to me. I will wait because I don't want votes to be divided. We don't want to create a rift in the MVA for the sake of votes," Azmi said.
The Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting of Congress for the selection of candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls is underway at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Friday.
Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora on Friday confirmed that he will fight the Maharashtra Assembly elections from the Worli seat against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray.