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His remarks come amid reports that the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is negotiating a raw deal with regard to allocation of seats for the upcoming elections. (File photo: PTI)
BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena will contest all 288 assembly seats and 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra along with other NDA constituents.
BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena will contest all 288 assembly seats and 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra along with other NDA constituents.
But no formal decision has been taken on seat-sharing yet, he said here on Saturday.
His remarks come amid reports that the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is negotiating a raw deal with regard to allocation of seats for the upcoming elections.
Bawankule said, “BJP and Shiv Sena will contest 48 Lok Sabha seats and 288 assembly seats together with other constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).”
Assembly elections in Maharashtra are due in October 2024.
He said that BJP and Shiv Sena have started preparations to win 200 seats under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi And in coordination with CM Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Election The commission recently recognized the Shinde-led faction as the original Shiv Sena and allotted it the party’s bow and arrow symbol.
Asked whether the BJP would contest 240 assembly seats and the Shiv Sena 48 (out of a total of 288), Bawankule said, “There was a meeting regarding this and there will be meetings in the future.” “A morphed clip was circulated. The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will contest on 288 seats and win 200. Till now no (seat-sharing) formula has been decided. The central and state leadership will decide on it,” he said in response to the reports.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra unit Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Jayant Patil said that the 2024 assembly elections will be about BJP versus Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), and the existence of Shinde-led Shiv Sena will be a question mark. ,
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Saturday, Patil said he felt the BJP would contest all the 288 assembly seats on its own symbol as he expressed confidence that the Shinde group would cease to exist. PTI PR NSK NP NP
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