Congress Forms Strategic Panels for Upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Polls

The All India Congress Committee has created panels in Mumbai and Maharashtra to negotiate with Maha Vikas Aghadi allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) for the upcoming assembly elections. Key leaders from both state and city committees have been included to strategize for the polls expected in October.

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has established panels for Mumbai and Maharashtra to negotiate with its Maha Vikas Aghadi allies, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), ahead of the upcoming assembly elections slated for October.

According to a statement released on Friday, the state-level committee features prominent figures such as state unit chief Nana Patole, Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat, Leader of the Opposition in the assembly Vijay Wadettiwar, former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, and senior leaders Nitin Raut, Naseem Khan, and Satej Patil.

The Mumbai unit will be represented by city unit chief and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad, former city unit chief Bhai Jagtap, and MLA Aslam Shaikh. Notably, the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition secured 31 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state during the last elections, with the state's lone Independent MP, Vishal Patil from Sangli, being an associate member of the Congress.