Stalemate in MVA over 25 to 30 Assembly seats; Cong high command to decide on it: Patole

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday said there is a stalemate in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over 25 to 30 Assembly seats, and the party's state unit will abide by any decision its high command takes on it.

Talking to reporters here, he said the MVA's seat-sharing talks have concluded on Thursday night.

“There are about 48 seats in the Shiv Sena (UBT) list and we (Congress) have given up our claim on 18 of them. There are 25 to 30 seats where there is a dispute. We have informed our party high command about it, and we will abide by whatever decision our leadership takes on this,” Patole said.

“Will (Sena-UBT leader) Sanjay Raut and (NCP-SP's Maharashtra chief) Jayant Patil take any final decision without consulting Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar respectively?” he asked.