Amidst talks of Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena planning to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election on 22 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungatiwar dismissed all claims and said, “It is very early to hold talks with the Sena on seat sharing.”
Talking to The Hindu, Mr. Mungatiwar said, “The Sena had come to us (BJP) to form a government and their well-being will be kept in mind. However, absolutely no talk about seat sharing has been held with the Sena,” said the Cabinet Minister for Forests, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries.
Earlier in the day, there were reports of Shinde Sena contesting 22 out of 48 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Talking to The Hindu, Rahul Shewale, a Member of Parliament from Shinde Sena said, “We have decided to contest in all our old seats. Just like the last time, we will be running for all 22 seats this time and the BJP will contest on the remaining 26 seats.”
