Pune Bypoll election : Kasba (kasba bypoll election) and Chinchwad (chinchwad bypoll election) NCP state president Jayant Patil has clarified that we will fight the election of the assembly constituency together as Mahavikas Aghadi. He also said that the decision regarding the candidates of both constituencies will be announced tomorrow (February 4). Mahavikas Aghadi held a meeting today in Mumbai to review Kasba and Chinchwad constituencies. He then interacted with the media.
Major leaders of Mahavikas Aghadi were present in this meeting. Jayant Patil said that the situation of both constituencies was reviewed in the meeting held today. All the three parties have discussed together in the meeting. We have some other friendly party. It is necessary to discuss with all those friendly parties. We are going to discuss with all of them today. Along with that, a decision will be taken after discussing with the seniors of the party, he said. We involve our constituents in every decision. He has also challenged the opponents that this practice has been going on for many years.
Nana Patole said that we will fight the elections of both constituencies together and unitedly. Along with that, our efforts are going to be on how to get the candidate of Mahavikas Aghadi elected in both constituencies. He has also clarified that tomorrow we will make an announcement regarding which party will be given seats in Kasab and which party will be given seats in Chinchwad. He has also claimed that the Mahavikas Aghadi will win the seats of both the constituencies.
The seat of Kasba constituency fell vacant after the death of MLA Mukta Tilak, while the seat of Chinchwad constituency fell vacant after the death of MLA Laxman Jagtap. By-elections have been announced for both these constituencies. Voting will be held on February 26. However, after the opposition leader Ajit Pawar announced that this election will not be unopposed, a long list of willing candidates was prepared in Mahavikas Aghadi. All the three parties have claimed in both the constituencies. Therefore, in both constituencies, there is a tug-of-war within Mahavikas Aghadi. Meanwhile, the Mahavikas Aghadi has announced that it will hold a meeting in Mumbai and contest the elections together and win the candidate. Therefore, everyone’s attention has turned to who will get the exact candidacy in these two constituencies.
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