Mumbai: Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders met here on Friday to discuss the strategy of the alliance for the elections to be held on July 12 on 11 seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council.

The meeting was held at NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's office at the YB Chavan Center in south Mumbai and was attended by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Congress leaders Prithviraj Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat, state Congress president Nana Patole and the NCP (SP). . ) Leader Jayant Patil.

Others who attended the meeting included Congress's Naseem Khan, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Aditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut as well as NCP (SP) leaders Anil Deshmukh, Rajesh Tope and Rohit Pawar.

MVA sources said a joint manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections was also discussed.

Congress has fielded Pradnya Satav for the MLC elections, while Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate is Milind Narvekar. NCP (SP) is supporting Jayant Patil of Peasant and Workers Party.

Leader of opposition in the Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar left the meeting early as he had to fly to Nagpur.