MVA allies to contest 85 seats each in Maharashtra

MVA allies to contest 85 seats each in Maharashtra assembly polls; consensus on 270 constituencies.Speaking on the seat-sharing formula, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole said, "We've decided that Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest on 85 seats each and on the remaining 18 seats, we will have talks with our alliance parties including Samajwadi Party and by tomorrow they will be cleared. We are contesting the elections as Maha Vikas Aghadi, and we will form the government."

#WATCH | Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says, "We've decided that Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest on 85 seats each and on remaining 18 seats, we will have talks with our alliance parties including Samajwadi Party and by… pic.twitter.com/tegTusAi6L

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Meanwhile,The Shiv Sena faction of Uddhav Thackeray released a name of 65 candidates on wednesday evening, declaring that the seat-sharing for Maharashtra has been finalised. The contentious exercise had concluded after weeks of hectic discussions.