Sun Oct 20 16:03:30 UTC 2024: The ongoing conflict among the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, particularly regarding seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly polls, remains unresolved after a lengthy nine-hour meeting in Mumbai. Key points include:

1. **Lack of Consensus**: MVA leaders, specifically from Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), have not agreed on crucial seats in the Vidarbha region following a marathon negotiation session.

2. **Mediation Efforts**: Both factions have sought assistance from NCP leader Sharad Pawar to mediate and help resolve the disputes within the alliance.

3. **Seat Demands**: The Shiv Sena (UBT) is claiming 12 seats in Vidarbha, arguing there are currently no MLAs from the MVA holding these positions.

4. **Contentious Seats**: The disputed seats include Armory, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Bhandara, Chimur, Ballarpur, Chandrapur, Ramtek, Kamthi, South Nagpur, Aheri, and Bhadravati Varora.

5. **Nashik West Dispute**: Congress is pushing for the Nashik West seat, while Shiv Sena (UBT) has almost finalized their candidate. This has escalated tensions, leading to Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) walking out of a meeting over the insistence on the seat from Congress’s Nana Patole.

Overall, the dynamics of the MVA coalition are strained, with rising tensions over seat distribution ahead of the elections.

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