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.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday slammed Congress leader Nana Patole for endorsing Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's statement on reservations made in the US and said that the Congress wants to end reservation for SCs/STs.
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.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole said on Thursday that the Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) has reached an agreement on seat sharing for the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is not a natural alliance, the alliance is formed to oppose BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole said on Tuesday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be finalised within a day or two, adding that the situation in the rival Mahayuti alliance is more chaotic than in the
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday accused BJP of undermining democracy out of fear of defeat and urged the Election Commission to maintain its independence from central government.
Assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20 with counting of votes on November 23. With this, the political parties have begun gearing up for an election that will be unprecedented in many ways.
Speaking to the media, Patole said "If Sanjay Raut is controlling Uddhav Thackeray, that is their issue. We have the responsibility of telling the reality of our leaders and we are doing that. We do not want to speak anything on what Sanjay Raut does."
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.