<p class="title">Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat called on NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday to discuss preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The visit comes on a day when three MLAs from the NCP and one from the Congress joined the ruling BJP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talking to reporters after the meeting, Thorat said, "Pawar saheb is a senior leader of the alliance and we discussed election preparation."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Replying to a question whether the MNS would join the Congress-NCP alliance, he said the issue was not discussed during the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thorat refused to elaborate on the seat-sharing formula for the state polls. </p>
<p class="title">Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat called on NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday to discuss preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The visit comes on a day when three MLAs from the NCP and one from the Congress joined the ruling BJP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talking to reporters after the meeting, Thorat said, "Pawar saheb is a senior leader of the alliance and we discussed election preparation."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Replying to a question whether the MNS would join the Congress-NCP alliance, he said the issue was not discussed during the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thorat refused to elaborate on the seat-sharing formula for the state polls. </p>