During discussions among Mahayuti partners about seat allocation for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, state unit NCP president Sunil Tatkare announced on Saturday that the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP will contest the elections under the collective leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, reported IANS. 

Per the news agency report, Tatkare denied speculations of the NCP`s expulsion from Mahayuti, stating that top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda, have confirmed the NCP`s crucial role in the alliance. He emphasised that seat-sharing negotiations between the three parties will be done cordially.