A last determination on potential alternate of seats between the Congress and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in Mumbai is more likely to be introduced on April 19 after the Congress’s central election committee meet scheduled on that day to determine on candidates for Mumbai.In keeping with Congress sources, an alternate of seats with SS-UBT in Mumbai is unlikely. Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad, together with two celebration MLAs Aslam Sheikh and Ameen Patel, had gone to satisfy celebration’s central management in Delhi two days in the past.
Regardless of the assembly in Delhi with celebration excessive command, no last name has been taken on alternate of seats in Mumbai. As per the official seat-sharing announcement of opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), SS-UBT will contest on 4 out of six seats in Mumbai whereas the Congress will contest on Mumbai North Central and Mumbai North. In keeping with sources throughout the Mumbai Congress, the celebration wished to contest on Mumbai South Central seat the place Gaikwad was focused on contesting the election.
Gaikwad had overtly expressed her unhappiness lately over the celebration’s state management which didn’t negotiate for Mumbai South Central. As well as, the celebration is unable to discover a winnable candidate for Mumbai North constituency the place it had even supplied SS-UBT chief Vinod Ghosalkar to contest on Congress ticket which he refused.
“The celebration assembly to finalise the candidates in Mumbai shall be on April 19. On that day, a last name shall be taken. Nonetheless, alternate of seats seems unlikely at this second,” mentioned a senior celebration chief.
Sources throughout the SS-UBT are additionally sad over the reluctance proven by Gaikwad in campaigning for Mumbai South Central constituency. On April 13, Congress didn’t take part in a gathering of Dharavi Bachao Andolan, an umbrella organisation of assorted teams and events agitating for rightful rehabilitation of tenants in Dharavi redevelopment mission. In a press release issued after the assembly, their help was prolonged to SS-UBT candidate Anil Desai. The assertion has names of all, besides Congress.
When contacted, Gaikwad mentioned a joint assembly of Congress and SS-UBT is more likely to be held on Saturday or Sunday. “The day I returned from Delhi, my first name was to Anil Desai ji. We mentioned joint marketing campaign and we are going to do it strongly,” she mentioned.
When requested about her assembly in Delhi, Gaikwad mentioned she voiced all the issues in entrance of celebration excessive command and likewise identified that even in SS-BJP alliance, the seat sharing system was 3/3. “Our leaders heard us. There are few issues which must be finished within the larger curiosity of alliance. And that’s all previous now. We’re targeted on profitable the election and we are going to win,” she mentioned.
