Mahayuti seat-sharing: CM Shinde needs to make 'sacrifices' like we did, says BJP leader Bawankule
The Hindu
Maharashtra BJP president urges CM Shinde to make sacrifices for assembly polls, alliance integrity; BJP seeks more seats.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should be willing to make "sacrifices", in terms of seat-sharing for the assembly polls, like the BJP has done to keep the alliance intact.
The comments come a day after the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for polls to 288 seats in the state assembly.
Voting is scheduled on November 20 and the counting will take place on November 23.
"Chief Minister Eknath Shinde must remain open-minded and be willing to make sacrifices. We, too, have made sacrifices to uphold the alliance. It is evident that the BJP aims to contest the seats we previously held," Mr. Bawankule told ABP Majha news channel in Nagpur.
“As the dominant party in the alliance, it is only natural for the BJP to seek more seats,” he said.
Asked if Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly stated that the BJP "sacrificed" the CM's post while forging an alliance with the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Mr. Bawankule said.
"I do not know what Union minister Amit Shah said to Mr. Shinde. It is true that the chief minister holds the highest position and represents the government," he added.