Mumbai: Mumbai Congress, which has repeatedly announced to fight alone in the Mumbai Municipal Election, is now afraid of contesting the election alone. Most of the leaders of the Mumbai Congress are giving their suggestions in favor of contesting the elections together with the Maha Vikas Aghadi parties Shiv Sena, NCP.
Mumbai Congress President Bhai Jagtap had said in the context of the BMC elections that the Congress may have to suffer due to an alliance with Aghadi, so the Congress will contest a separate election, but with the elections approaching, the voices of the Congress leaders. are starting to change. Ministers in the Aghadi government Aslam Sheikh and Varsha Gaikwad have also suggested the party to contest the elections with an alliance.
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Congress leaders confused by contesting separate elections
Maharashtra Congress in-charge Hanumantegowda Krishna Gowda (HK) Patil is on a two-day visit to Mumbai. They are taking everyone’s opinion from the party leaders regarding the BMC elections. On the basis of the opinion of the leaders, the Congress will decide whether to contest the elections together with the Aghadi parties or fight separately. Congress sources reveal that Mumbai Congress President Bhai Jagtap is still adamant on contesting a separate election, but his leaders are confused about contesting a separate election.
Fewest seats came in 2017
Opposition leader Ravi Raja in BMC has also suggested fighting with an alliance in front of the party. Ravi Raja says that when Shiv Sena-BJP used to fight together, Congress used to benefit, but Congress has suffered due to their separate fight. The 2017 BMC election is an example of this. The lowest number of seats have come in 2017 after 1992.
Congress may ask for 90 seats
According to Congress sources, Congress can put a demand of 90 seats in front of Shiv Sena if they contest the elections together. In the Mumbai Municipal Corporation of Congress, 31 corporators had won, while 37 of its candidates came second. On the basis of this, Congress can put the claim of giving 90 seats in front of the alliance.