The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wants the Mahayuti partners, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (Shinde) to share the Assembly seats on (electoral) merit basis. It has reminded about the discussion the partners had about it and is expected to take a tougher stand while negotiating on the table.

The Parliamentary Board of the NCP (AP) met in Mumbai on Tuesday. It discussed the basics of seat-sharing and preparation for the third phase of Ajit Pawar`s Jansamvad Yatra. The board charted out a plan to review constituencies and prepare accordingly.