Stating that “99%” of the seat-sharing talks between the three ruling Mahayuti partners (Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the BJP and the splinter Nationalist Congress Party faction) had been completed, NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said the ruling coalition will declare their remaining candidates on Thursday.
Speaking in Pune on Tuesday after holding a meeting of MLAs belonging to his NCP faction, Mr. Pawar declared the name of sitting MP Sunil Tatkare as the Mahayuti’s candidate for the Raigad Lok Sabha seat.
Later on Tuesday evening, Mr. Pawar also oversaw the entry of Shiv Sena leader Shivajirao Adhalrao-Patil into his NCP fold, and announced Mr. Adhalrao-Patil’s candidature for the Shirur Lok Sabha seat.
