Even as the Congress’s aspiring contestants in Mumbai have been left high and dry, it’s time for their Bhiwandi counterparts to cry foul as the NCP (Sharad Pawar) took the Lok Sabha seat—named after the workaholic textile town—from Congress.
 
NCP-SP’s declaration on Thursday had two seats, Bhiwandi and Wardha that were contested and won by the Congress in the past. It fielded Suresh alias Balya Mama Mhatre from Bhiwandi. For Wardha, it inducted former Congress MLA Amar Kale. Both candidates will fight the BJP’s sitting MPs.

Sources said a meeting regarding contentious constituencies was held on Wednesday night between MVA leaders at Sharad Pawar’s residence. The issue over Bhiwandi, Sangli and Mumbai wasn’t sorted despite deliberations. Congress representatives were reported to have left the meeting early.