Mumbai. Maharashtra’s ruling alliance Mahayuti, i.e. BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP alliance, after several days of tough bargaining, has finally sealed the seat-sharing agreement for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra. According to this agreement, out of 48 seats, BJP has got 28, Shiv Sena has got 15, NCP has got 4 and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha has got 1 seat.
It took a long time for the three partners of Mahayuti to reach an understanding mainly because of the claims and counterclaims made by them on several seats. The ruling alliance has set an ambitious target of winning 45 out of the total 48 seats based on the guarantees of PM Narendra Modi and the work done by the state government in Maharashtra.
PM Modi has addressed around nine rallies in the state so far and is expected to address more rallies during the next three phases of elections.The list of 28 seats being contested by BJP includes Mumbai North, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Bhandara-Gondia, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Nanded, Latur, Solapur, Madha, Satara, Ratnagiri. -Includes Sindhudurg, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Pune, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Beed, Dhule, Dindori, Palghar and Bhiwandi.
The party said it will announce its candidate for Palghar on Thursday.Shiv Sena is contesting from Mumbai South, Mumbai North West, Mumbai South Central, Thane, Nashik, Kalyan, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle, Hingoli, Yavatmal-Washim, Shirdi, Ramtek, Buldhana, Maval and Aurangabad. NCP has got Baramati, Raigarh, Dharashiv and Shirur, while it has left Parbhani seat for Rashtriya Samaj Party.
