We have discussed and agreed on as many as 230 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra assembly", said senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Monday, speaking about all the partners to the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
We have agreed on 225 to 230-235. Once the other seats are finalised, we will let you know in the next two to four days, Patel told reporters.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, tried to dispel the reports of a rift in the Mahayuti alliance-the NCP, BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, and speculation on his leaving the state Cabinet meeting early, said Saturday that "all is well."
The early departure of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar sparked speculation about a potential rift within the Mahayuti alliance as the state prepares for the forthcoming assembly elections, likely to be announced in a day.
The term of the sitting assembly will expire on November 26.
Talks on 90 per cent seats have been held. The remaining 10 percent would be completed in the next few days, said BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule Saturday.
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