The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena signed a 50:50 seat sharing pact, on the 18th of February, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The question which now arises is, who will the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra be, when both the Parties are contesting 25 and 23 seats respectively?
According to sources, the topmost leaders of both the parties are counting to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Uddhav Thackeray, the President of the Shiv Sena, rejected the idea of the BJP to decide who the Chief Minister will be, according to who wins more votes. However, Mr. Thackeray demanded, both the Parties decide the Chief Minister candidate before the polls.
Thackery also demanded equal number of posts be given to both the Parties in the Cabinet berth, if the BJP wins the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.
Thackery told the Party workers, “This formula was used by both the parties (Sena and BJP) in the last 25 years. I have rejected it. What I have demanded is that both the parties get to share all posts equally.”
The main agenda of the BJP behind the alliance is said to be gaining the votes of that section of Maharashtra which supports the Shiv Sena.
On the other hand, the main focus of the Shiv Sena is on the Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections are scheduled in October 2019. The State will contest a total of 288 Assembly seats.
Stay tuned for further updates.
