Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) MP Sanjay Raut said that the INDIA bloc has been forged to fight unitedly next years general elections and Congress should hold discussions for seat sharing in states where they have "weaker presence".

"First of all INDIA bloc has been forged to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. We all will unitedly fight the elections. That is the first issue," Raut told reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday.