With tensions prevailing among the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ allies over seat-sharing in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that 80% of the process had been completed, and talks between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP’s three allies in Maharashtra (Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, the BJP, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP) had been positive.
A late-night meeting on Friday to resolve seat-sharing differences between the ruling Mahayuti allies saw Mr. Shinde, along with his Deputy CMs, Mr. Fadnavis and Mr. Ajit Pawar, meet with Mr. Shah at the latter’s residence in Delhi. Also present were NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Sunil Tatkare and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel.
“The outcome of the Delhi meeting was positive. 80% of the work [on seat-sharing] is completed. We [leadership of all three ruling parties] are talking to each other and the issues will be resolved soon,” Mr. Fadnavis said.
