Raju Shetti
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Mumbai: In what could concern the ruling Maha Yuti as well as opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Raju Shetti-led Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, would contest in six out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.
Shetti, who is a former MP from Hatkanangale in Kolhapur, was once was a part of NDA. However, he came out of the BJP fold in 2017.
In 2019, when MVA was formed, he supported the anti-BJP front, however, he had severed ties with it.
As of now, he is neither with NDA nor the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc.
On Tuesday, Sheti dialed Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray to discuss issues related to farmers.
“Uddhav ji has taken a position against the Adani Group. We farmers too are affected (because of Adani Group),” he said.
Shetti, however, said that only farmers’ issues were discussed and it was not a political meeting.
On being asked about the Lok Sabha polls, he said, “We will contest on our own strength.”
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