New Delhi, March 02: A day after NCP demanded 50 per
cent share of the seats in Maharashtra and a national alliance
with the party, Congress today said it would sit together with
its alliance partner to find a solution.
"Let me assure you that nothing is going to change the
basic fact that we are fully capable of sitting together and
find an amicable solution," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi
told reporters here.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar had yesterday said, "We want to
have an alliance with the Congress at national level. And it
will benefit everyone I think. But if it doesn't happen we
will think for an alternative".
Singhvi said the party's relationship with NCP was long
standing and they have been in government together on two
occasions.
"It will happen for the third time also...We will sit on
the table and decide. No one should have a doubt," he said.
Asked when will the seats be decided, he said talks are
on. "Before the filing of the nominations, all arrangements
will be in place," he said.
To a query whether the Congress will go for a national
alliance with the NCP even though the CWC had rejected the
concept last month, Singhvi said, "I cannot say anything on
this at this stage. We are not anti-alliance".
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, March 02, 2009, 00:00