Cong-NCP to contest together for MLC election

Both MPCC chief Manikrao Thakre and state NCP chief Madhukar Pichad met here this afternoon and decided that Congress will contest the seats from civic bodies of Osmanabad-Beed-Latur, Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadchiroli and Amravati, while NCP will field nominees from Raigad-Ratnagiri- Sindhudurg, Nashik, and Parbhani-Hingoli local bodies.

Talking to reporters separately after the meeting, both Thakre and Pichad said the two parties had decided to swap Parbhani-Hingoli and Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadchiroli.

Congress has a sitting MLC from Parbhani-Hingoli, however, Pichad said NCP had decided to take Parbhani because the party had the numbers there to get its candidate elected.

Pichad also said NCP's sitting MLCs from Raigad-Ratnagiri- Sindhudurg and Nashik, Anil Tatkare and Jayant Jadhav respectively, would be renominated. The decision on the candidate for the Parbhani-Hingoli seat will be taken in a day or two, he said.

 

He said NCP had more seats in Latur-Osmanabad-Beed but had decided to leave the seat for the Congress. (More) PTI MR KRK

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