Maharashtra Assembly Polls: Consensus among Mahayuti allies on 225 to 230 seats, says Praful Patel

Praful Patel

Senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Monday said the ruling Mahayuti alliance partners have reached a consensus on around 230 of the 288 seats in Maharashtra assembly.

“We have reached a consensus on 225 to 230-235 seats. Once the other seats are finalised, we will let you (media) know in the next two to four days,” Patel told reporters.Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday sought to clarify the reports of a rift between the Mahayuti alliance – which comprises his NCP, the BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena – and speculation over his leaving the state Cabinet meeting early, saying “all is well.”

Ajit Pawar’s early departure sparked speculation about a potential rift within the Mahayuti alliance, just as Maharashtra prepares for the upcoming assembly elections, likely to be announced in a day.The term of the current assembly ends on November 26.“Talks on 90 per cent seats have been completed. The remaining 10 per cent will be completed in the next few days,” state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Saturday.