Key Points
All three primary parties within the alliance are claiming stakes on the remaining seats, and even the smaller ones that have supported MVA want a larger share of the pie...
The stalemate over these seats reached a point where the Shiv Sena (UBT) threatened to not participate in talks if Congress state president Nana Patole is a part of it..
According to sources, the seat sharing formula at the moment is 100-80-80 (for 260 seats) with the Congress getting 100, but the party, along with the Shiv Sena UBT, wants more...
The two parties are clashing particularly over seats in Vidarbha, where the Sena (UBT) aims to capitalise on the anti-BJP sentiment, while Congress is unwilling to concede more ground...
Most of the contentious seats within the MVA are between Congress and Sena (UBT), with both parties staking claims...
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