The upcoming meeting of the INDIA bloc in Mumbai is significant in view of the Supreme Court staying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee chief Nana Patole said on August 5.
The leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Congress leaders Prithviraj Chavan, Ashok Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Mr. Patole and others held a meeting at Nehru Centre at Worli here to discuss preparations for the upcoming meeting of the INDIA grouping, which will be held on August 31 and September 1.
NCP State unit chief Jayant Patil, national president Supriya Sule, Mr. Thackeray’s loyalists Anil Desai and Subhash Desai, were present during the meeting.
