Reportedly the shiv sena has dismissed reports suggesting a rift between maharashtra Chief minister Eknath Shinde and Union home minister and bharatiya janata party (BJP) leader Amit Shah over the seat sharing formula for the upcoming state assembly elections. A senior source within the party revealed that Shah held a private meeting with Shinde in chandigarh late last night, following a larger gathering with the Mahayuti alliance leaders. The one-on-one meeting between Shah and Shinde, which reportedly lasted 10-15 minutes, centred around finalising the distribution of seats for the polls.
Previously reports in local media had suggested that during a previous meeting, Shah had advised Shinde to compromise on a few seats, given the bjp had shown flexibility by sharing the CM’s post with the Shiv Sena. This led to speculation that Shinde was unhappy with the proposed formula. However, when asked about this alleged disagreement during a press conference held a few days ago in Mumbai, Shinde, along with fadnavis and Pawar, firmly denied the rumors, calling them fabrication by certain media outlets.
Moreover as the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the bjp, shiv sena (Shinde faction), and ncp (Ajit Pawar faction), gears up for the assembly elections, the seat-sharing agreement will be pivotal to determine the coalition’s strength across key constituencies. Once the formula is agreed upon, the focus will shift to the candidate lists, which are expected to start rolling out after Shah’s meeting in Delhi.
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