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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a meeting with chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, and key leaders from the three ruling parties to iron out the differences over a seat-sharing arrangement ahead of Lok Sabha elections.la..
HT has learnt that Shindes Shiv Sena has expressed its desire to retain at least the 13 constituencies currently held by its MPs..
In the meeting that went on till late night, Shah reportedly told the other two allies to compromise on fewer seats in the Lok Sabha elections and assured them to compensate in the assembly elections later this year..
The leaders also discussed the number of seats to be allotted to three ruling parties and the consensus is expected to be arrived at in the next few days, a BJP leader, who refused to be named, said..
. Earlier in the day, Shah addressed a public rally in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar where he claimed that the Narendra Modi government in its decade-long reign had released funds worth nearly 16 lakh crore to Maharashtra..
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