Fadnavis outlines approach to seat-sharing formula for 2024 Lok Sabha elections
The Hindu
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that discussions with allies would determine the seat-sharing formula for 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Days after he asserted that the BJP aims to contest 26 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that discussions with allies would determine the seat-sharing formula.
Stressing the importance of parties retaining constituencies they previously contested, Mr. Fadnavis outlines the ‘basis’ for the forthcoming formula. “Respective parties should get to retain the constituencies they had contested earlier while underlining the “basis” of the seat-sharing formula,” he said.
The tripartite Mahayuti alliance, consisting of BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and the Nationalist Congress Party of Ajit Pawar faction, is yet to initiate discussions regarding the seat-sharing arrangement.
Recently, Mr. Pawar said that there have been no discussions regarding seat sharing within the ruling alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. “The Mahayuti government is stable as all 200 MLAs are united, and the State is doing well under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde,” he said.
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Mr. Fadnavis clarified that the final formula would be based on allocating seats to parties that had contested specific constituencies in the past. “Discussions between allies are yet to begin and a formula would be decided only after the deliberations. The basis of the formula will be: the seats should go to those [parties] who have already contested that particular constituency,” the senior BJP leader said.
He said the seat-sharing formula would not remain static, allowing for necessary changes and discussions with alliance partners. “We will make necessary changes and discuss with the alliance partners,” he said.
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