Mumbai: The seat-sharing arrangements in Maharashtra between the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners is progressing well, Shiv Sena former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday.
Thackeray said that the leadership of the allies are in touch and discussions are underway.
The three major MVA partners are Congress, Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray which is known as Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-led NCP group.
Thackeray has suffered a major dent because of the splits in their respective parties which has weakened the MVA.
“The meeting of the I.N.D.I.A opposition bloc was held recently, I was there for the meeting, Pawar saheb was there in Delhi…I also spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji,” Thackeray told reporters in Mumbai.
Thackeray said that the reports of rifts in the allies are false.
It may be recalled, the undivided Shiv Sena had won 18 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election when there was an alliance with the BJP. On the other hand, Congress and the undivided NCP contested together and won one and four seats, respectively.
After the split, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena commands a strength of 13 MPs in the state while. Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Thackeray has five.
Published 30 December 2023, 11:59 IST