NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined Shinde government.
Reportedly shiv sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said that maratha reservation will be discussed in the
meeting held on thursday between party president uddhav thackeray and nationalist congress party (NCP)
chief Sharad Pawar. There was discussion about the political situation arising due to the increased demand for
and the preparations for the upcoming lok sabha and assembly elections.
Talking to reporters, Raut said that the meeting between thackeray and Pawar took place at the ncp (Sharad
Pawar faction) president’s residence silver Oak and it lasted for about one and a half hours. He said,
“Congress leaders were not present in the meeting as they are busy campaigning for the assembly elections
being held in five states. uddhav ji and Pawar Saheb discussed the political situation arising in Maharashtra
after the protests demanding maratha reservation and the stand to be taken by the opposition on it.
Discussion on election strategy and seat sharing
The shiv sena (UBT) mp said that if maharashtra assembly elections are held along with the Lok Sabha
elections, then what should be the strategy of the opposition at that time and the seat sharing formula was also
discussed. He said that the final meeting will be held in Delhi. Raut said that there is no disagreement among
the maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents regarding seat sharing and everything will be decided smoothly.
The MVA includes shiv sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar-led ncp and Congress. All three parties (when Shiv
Sena and ncp were not divided) came to power in maharashtra in november 2019 but the Uddhav
Thackeray-led government fell after the rebellion in shiv sena under the leadership of Eknath Shinde in June
2022. Under Shinde’s leadership, 39 shiv sena MLAs formed the government with the Bharatiya Janata Party
and Eknath Shinde became the CM. ncp leader ajit pawar and eight MLAs also joined the Shinde
government in July this year.