No tussle in MVA over sharing of seats for Lok Sabha polls: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that there is no tussle among Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA allies over the sharing of seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections reported the PTISanjay Raut also said that there is a good understanding between the Uddhav Thackerayled party and leaders of Congress in the Centre and Maharashtra as per the PTISpeaking to reporters in Pune Sanjay Raut also said winnability will be the criterion in picking candidates the remarks coming days after his Shiv Sena UBT will contest 23 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra caused heartburn in Congress the news agency reported on SundayThere is no tussle over the seatsharing issue among Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents We Shiv SenaUBT and leaders of Congress in Delhi as well as in Maharashtra share a good understanding Do not pay attention to remarks made by some leaders about the allianceWe are ready with our list of seats and tickets will be given to the candidates who are capable of winning the elections he saidThe MVA comprises Shiv Sena UBT Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar faction and CongressQueried on the possible induction of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar in the MVA fold Sanjay Raut said Everything is fine between us and Ambedkar He is a good orator and expresses his thoughts clearly against the BJP the PTI reportedSanjay Raut alleged industries are being moved out of Maharashtra to Gujarat but Union minister Narayan Rane Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar lack the courage to raise their voicesOn the launch of various projects in Ayodhya days ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony Raut sarcastically said that the PMO will now work from AyodhyaMeanwhileSanjay Raut on Friday reiterated the partys position on contesting 23 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections maintaining consistency in their seatsharing arrangementRaut emphasised that the Shiv Sena a powerful political force in Maharashtra will continue to contest 23 Lok Sabha seats including Dadra and Nagar Haveli as it has in the past Shiv Sena UBT and Nationalist Congress Party NCP seat allocation negotiations are still ongoing with Congress serving as an important ally in these negotiations stated a report in ANIThis is Maharashtra and Shiv Sena is the biggest party here Congress is a national party Uddhav Thackeray is having positive discussions with the decisionmaking leaders of Congress including Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge and K C Venugopal We have always said that Shiv Sena has always been fighting on 23 Lok Sabha seats in the General Assembly elections including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and that will be firmwith PTI inputs