“Congress is a big party, we believe that the Congress is to lead the country, we (UBT) dont want to lead it. We want the Prime Minister of the country to be from the Congress party. For just one seat (Sangli) are you ready to lose the Prime Ministers post, they (Congress) should think it over.”said UBT Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut reaffirmed the party s decision to contest from Sangli Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra, cautioning against actions that could benefit the BJP. Amid tensions with Congress over candidate selection, Raut emphasized the importance of coalition unity in the upcoming elections.
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Raut was responding to questions about Congress' exasperation after his party on Wednesday announced its first list of 17 candidates, including for the Sangli seat and a few from Mumbai
Nomination for the first phase of polls in Maharashtra has ended, but seat-sharing talks remain unresolved in both the ruling BJP-led alliance and the Congress-led opposition. The Shiv Sena is pushing back against the BJP s demand for seats from its quota, calling out the use of "negative surveys" as an excuse for offering fewer seats. A joint press conference expected to unveil a seat list was cancelled due to lack of compromise. The opposition is also facing wrangling over seats, with the Congress upset over the Sena s unilateral candidate declarations.