Maha BJP leaders demand party contest 170-plus seats

During a two-day core committee meeting in Mumbai, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) discussed the need to contest 170-180 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. This has stirred tensions with allies: Shiv Sena wants 100 seats, and the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) seeks 80-100 seats. The BJP, currently holding 105 seats in the 288-member assembly, faces challenges from seat distribution disputes, similar to issues in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The BJP...