The ruling Mahayuti partners in Maharashtra--the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP--will meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday to discuss the seat-sharing deal for the state`s impending Lok Sabha elections.

The meeting is significant since nominations for the first round of voting in five Lok Sabha seats in the Vidarbha area began on Wednesday, with the BJP already naming candidates such as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and State Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, reported news agency IANS.