During a two-day core committee meeting in Mumbai, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) discussed the need to contest 170-180 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. This has stirred tensions with allies: Shiv Sena wants 100 seats, and the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) seeks 80-100 seats. The BJP, currently holding 105 seats in the 288-member assembly, faces challenges from seat distribution disputes, similar to issues in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The BJP also criticized allies for their perceived lack of support in previous elections.
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