Maharashtra Congress divide no longer stays in the state; it now extends to Delhi

The party’s senior leadership in Delhi is allegedly aware of the discontent among local Congress leaders with the seat-sharing arrangement with MVA partners. The local authorities have asked the government to step in or face consequences during the Lok Sabha elections.

The Shiv Sena, headed by Uddhav Thackeray, has the most parliamentary seats in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition with 21, followed by the Congress with 17 and the NCP (SP) led by Sharad Pawar with 10.

“Local leaders feel that the seat-sharing arrangement has not given them enough consideration. Despite divisions inside the party, the agreement has allowed the Shiv Sena (UBT) to get the highest payment, according to a Congress official.

“The state leadership is held accountable by the locals for their inability to engage in fair negotiations with alliance partners and for keeping the top leadership informed.” Not only did we get fewer seats, but the majority of them are difficult to get into. The Congress leader said, “In contrast, alliance partners took easy seats.”

According to party sources, Mumbai Varsha Gaikwad, the chairman of the Congress party and an MLA, hurried to Delhi with other top party officials to express their disapproval of the pooling agreement.

Given that her late father, Eknath Gaikwad, had previously held the Mumbai South Central seat, Varsha Gaikwad was eager to challenge him and said that she had a good chance of winning. However, Anil Desai, Uddhav Thackeray’s close aide, was put forward.

On the other hand, the district Congress heads of Nasik and Dhule resigned in protest and urged that Dr. Shobha Bacchav’s bid for the Lok Sabha seat be canceled, branding her an outsider.

According to a top party source, there is no coordination among state leaders in Maharashtra and the Congress is a split house.