Prithviraj Chavan refuses to compromise on seat sharing issue

In an apparent hard posturing over seat adjustment with NCP for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra, the Congress on Thursday said the 15-year-old alliance will continue only if a decision on the issue is taken without compromising its "self-respect".

Chief Minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan asserted the seat-sharing with the Sharad Pawar-led outfit will have to be "honourable" for his party, the senior partner in the alliance that is in power in Maharashtra since 1999.

Referring to ongoing parleys with NCP leaders who are insisting on contesting 144 seats out of the total 288, a demand opposed by Congress, Chavan said, "The alliance will continue only if an honourable agreement on seat sharing is reached and not otherwise. There will not be any compromise on the party's self-respect".


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