Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar has confirmed that his party is in talks with Congress and will contest upcoming Lok Sabha Polls 2019 in coalition in Maharashtra. Speaking to the Media, NCP Chief said that there will be a coalition between Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Peasants and Workers Party of India in a run-up to the General Elections 2019.
Pawar speaking about the seat-sharing he said ‘Congress & NCP will contest 2019 polls together along with Peasants&Workers Party of India. Talks have taken place over 40 seats,8 seats remain. Final decision will be taken shortly. If any confusion remains then chiefs of both the parties will solve it” as quoted by News Agency ANI.
Sharad Pawar, NCP: In Maha, Congress&NCP will contest 2019 polls together along with Peasants&Workers Party of India. Talks have taken place over 40 seats,8 seats remain. Final decision will be taken shortly. If any confusion remains then chiefs of both the parties will solve it. pic.twitter.com/xfVAxx5gPa
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2018
NCP Chief Pawar held a meeting with Congress and NCP workers in Gondia in east Maharashtra and issued a statement on his official Twitter account in Marathi.
आगामी लोकसभा आणि विधानसभा निवडणुकीमध्ये काँग्रेस आणि राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस यांची आघाडी होईल. शिवाय मित्रपक्षांनाही सोबत घेतलं जाईल. जागावाटपासंदर्भात कुठलाच संभ्रम नाही. असल्यास तो दोन्ही पक्षांचे राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष एकत्र बसून सोडवतील. pic.twitter.com/ucO8Z4gkkG
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) December 23, 2018
Sharad Pawar has recently racked up Narendra Modi led Government over Rafale Deal row and said that hat the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had not studied the CAG report. Pawar accused the BJP-led government of presenting false data in the Supreme Court.
NCP Chief also backed the Congress for its resounding victory assembly polls of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and said Rahul Gandhi led Congress has played an important role in giving an alternative to the BJP.
The former Union agriculture minister also promised a rate of Rs 2,500 per quintal to grain cultivators in Maharashtra, on the lines of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
सत्तेवर येण्यापूर्वी केंद्र आणि राज्य सरकारने शेतकऱ्यांना दिलेल्या आश्वासनांची पूर्तता केली नाही. मात्र आमचं सरकार सत्तेवर आल्यास शेजारच्या मध्य प्रदेश आणि छत्तीसगड राज्यांप्रमाणेच धानाला प्रती क्विंटल २५०० रुपये हमीभाव देऊ. pic.twitter.com/xLDvreRKi3
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) December 23, 2018