While the BJP, riding high on the abolition of special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370, is going to make the issue its main poll plank, the Opposition Congress-NCP alliance will be raking up the job crisis due to economic slowdown and farmers' issues to corner the government.
There was low voting in the Lok Sabha polls due to holidays and some other factors, but the Assembly elections have been scheduled on October 21, before the Diwali and school/college holidays, Thane Collector Rajesh Narvekar said.
The Aghadi on Tuesday declared candidates for 13 seats in Western Maharashtra, six in Vidarbha, two in Marathwada and one in North Maharashtra.
The poll panel said that the results of the bypolls will be announced on October 24.
While the Shiv Sena wants to split the seats equally between itself and the BJP and thereafter giving the remainder among smaller alliance partners, the BJP wants to play the big brother.
As the clock ticks, both groups are currently engaged in throwing verbal darts at each other, continuing the suspense over their alliances.
As a result, the Congress-NCP alliance and the VBA suffered losses, Pawar said. "We are (now) trying to bring together like-minded people. We would also like to have an alliance with VBA," he said addressing a gathering here on Sunday evening.
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