Congress to announce seat sharing formula after talks with NCP

The Maharashtra unit of the Congress said here today that it would announce its seat sharing formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha election after holding discussions with its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
"After discussions with the NCP, we will announce our seat sharing formula. The meeting will take place on February 11 and February 12, after which we will issue a joint statement," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Manikrao Thakre told reporters.
He said that the responsibility has been entrusted to its senior ministers who would also oversee poll preparations in 26 constituencies of the state.
Some of the ministers who have been entrusted with the responsibility are, Narayan Rane, who would oversee work in Raigad and Ratnagiri, Balasaheb Thorat (Nandurbar), Patangrao Kadam and Harshawardhan Patil (Pune and Sangli), Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil (Shirdi and Wardha), Naseem Khan (South Central Mumbai and South Mumbai), Suresh Shetty (North Western and North Central Mumbai), Sanjay Deotale (Gadchiroli), Shivajirao Moghe (Yavatmal and Chandrapur), Rajendra Darda and Ranjeet Kamble (Akola and Jalna). The Congress has been demanding 27 seats, while the NCP has already finalised its list of 22 candidates who would contest Lok Sabha polls from Maharashtra.

The Congress has been demanding 27 seats, while the NCP has already finalised its list of 22 candidates who would contest Lok Sabha polls from Maharashtra.
"Congress-NCP seat sharing talks are at a preliminary state. Praful Patel and Chief Minister Chavan have already held discussions. Congress' internal meetings are on," NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said.