Congress' in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala alleged on Saturday that crores of rupees have been reportedly offered to two MLAs to join Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction.
The MVA alliance revealed its seat-sharing arrangement for 255 constituencies, assigning 85 seats to each party. The remaining 23 seats in the state Assembly will be allocated based on their respective party candidate lists.
As the preparations for the upcoming elections to 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra have intensified and the model code of conduct is in force, Mumbai Police have recovered Rs 30 lakh cash from a car and two people were taken into custody on Friday.
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar said on Thursday that the problem of seat sharing has been resolved and expressed confidence that the opposition alliance-Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will cross 200 seats.
Responding on the seat-sharing arrangement in Maha Vikas Aghadi, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that the list of candidates got delayed because we are going to form a government in the state of Maharashtra. He further added that the list is going to be out at 4 pm today.
With weeks to go for the Maharashtra assembly polls, a team of Election Commission confiscated Rs 22. 90 lakh from a trader in Maharashtra's Pune, police said.
With few weeks left for the Maharashtra assembly polls, Congress leader Atul Londhe Patil said on Monday that all discussions regarding seat sharing among Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have been done and it is standing together with full strength.
BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that there is a "massive anti-incumbency" against the Jharkhand government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
With a month left for Maharashtra assembly polls, both the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi have stepped up their electoral preparations are working towards announcing the seat-sharing among their constituents.
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who is party's in-charge for Maharashtra, has said that seat-sharing meetings for assembly polls were being held between Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents and an announcement is expected to be made soon.
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 MVA also released a booklet titled 'Gaddarancha Panchnama' attacking the Mahrashtra government accusing it of "betraying" the dharma of Maharashtra.