Akhilesh Yadav and Uddhav Thackeray
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Dhule: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has asked for 12 seats from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, party chief Akhilesh Singh Yadav said on Saturday.
Talking to reporters in north Maharashtra's Dhule district, Yadav said his party has declared candidates on a few seats where it has sitting MLAs and also in constituencies where it feels it is strong.
Yadav said his party is the one that is satisfied with a few seats.
The Uttar Pradesh-based party founded by Mulayam Singh Yadav is a constituent of the opposition's I.N.D.I.A. bloc at the national level.
In Maharashtra, three parties - Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) - which are also part of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, are contesting the elections as part of the MVA alliance.
The assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held on November 20.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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