Maharashtra Polls: Sena UBT Releases 1st List Of 65 Candidates As MVA Reaches Consensus On 270 Seats

Maharashtra Elections: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) on Wednesday released a list of 65 candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections.

On Wednesday, Maha Vikas Aghadi of Congress, NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) announced to contest 85 seats each in Maharashtra assembly elections even as deliberations to seal a final seat-sharing pact are still underway. Addressing a press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said consensus has been reached on 270 out of total 288 seats for the November 20 elections.

"We will include Samajwadi Party, PWP, CPI(M), CPI, and AAP. Discussions are still on for the remaining seats. We have amicably arrived at a consensus on 270 seats. MVA stands united to defeat the Mahayuti government," Raut said, as quoted by news agency PTI. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said the rest of the seats will be left for smaller parties.

Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20, and votes will be counted on November 23.

(With agencies inputs)