In Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Mitkari has sparked speculation over the possibility of Mahayuti members contesting independently in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections if each elector insists on demanding 100 seats, which provoked the wrath of the BJP.
At an event on Tuesday afternoon, Mitkari emphasized the impracticality of accommodating such demands within the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly.
The Mahayuti alliance comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
"If each voter firmly insists on contesting 100 assembly seats in the next state elections, then the parties will have to compete separately. With only 288 assembly seats available, being offered only 55 seats would be unacceptable for the party. "said Mitkari, who is spokesperson for the MLC and the PNC.
Pravin Darekar, leader of the BJP legislative party in the Legislative Council, responded by saying, "Mitkari should be checked by senior leaders of his party. The party chief or the state president should clarify whether Mitkari is authorized to make such comments." will take place among the top leaders."
Mitkari has recently criticized BJP leaders, defending NCP chief Ajit Pawar. Following the Porsche car accident in Pune, Mitkari hinted that similar incidents had occurred when BJP leader and minister of state for higher and technical education Chandrakant Patil was the guardian minister of Pune district.
The BJP has refuted Mitkari's claims and urged the NCP to warn her against making such comments.
Mitkari recently advocated an alliance with Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), which rubbed shoulders with the Maha Vikas Aghadi, for the Maharashtra assembly elections, with the caveat that it was his personal opinion.
At an event on Tuesday afternoon, Mitkari emphasized the impracticality of accommodating such demands within the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly.
The Mahayuti alliance comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
"If each voter firmly insists on contesting 100 assembly seats in the next state elections, then the parties will have to compete separately. With only 288 assembly seats available, being offered only 55 seats would be unacceptable for the party. "said Mitkari, who is spokesperson for the MLC and the PNC.
Pravin Darekar, leader of the BJP legislative party in the Legislative Council, responded by saying, "Mitkari should be checked by senior leaders of his party. The party chief or the state president should clarify whether Mitkari is authorized to make such comments." will take place among the top leaders."
Mitkari has recently criticized BJP leaders, defending NCP chief Ajit Pawar. Following the Porsche car accident in Pune, Mitkari hinted that similar incidents had occurred when BJP leader and minister of state for higher and technical education Chandrakant Patil was the guardian minister of Pune district.
The BJP has refuted Mitkari's claims and urged the NCP to warn her against making such comments.
Mitkari recently advocated an alliance with Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), which rubbed shoulders with the Maha Vikas Aghadi, for the Maharashtra assembly elections, with the caveat that it was his personal opinion.
