Rejecting the offer from the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of an additional seat in next month’s legislative council polls, Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday decided to not withdraw its third candidate from the June 10 biennial Rajya Sabha polls, paving way for a contest for the sixth seat.
A delegation of the MVA comprising Minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, Minister and Congress leader Sunil Kedar and Shiv Sena leader Anil Desai held a meeting on Friday with Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil. The delegation presented a proposal to avoid election on June 10.
As polls would take place on June 10, the Shiv Sena has directed all its MLAs to be present in Mumbai before June 8 and all its MLAs and independents would be lodged in Hotel Trident till the election is over. The NCP has already approached the court seeking permission for two of its jailed MLAs, Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik, to vote in the election.
