Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) in-charge Ramesh Chennithala announced that the Congress Party will be part of a joint delegation meeting the Maharashtra Election Commissioner on Tuesday to raise concerns regarding alleged irregularities in recent elections.
Speaking to the media after a Congress Political Affairs Committee meeting at Tilak Bhavan, Chennithala said “Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has revealed evidence of election irregularities, but the Election Commission has not provided satisfactory answers. Other political parties have also filed similar complaints. Therefore, a joint delegation of Congress and other opposition parties will meet the Election Commissioner tomorrow.”
The delegation will include senior Congress leaders like CWC member Balasaheb Thorat, Mumbai Congress President MP Varsha Gaikwad, as well as leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction).
Political Affairs Committee Meeting
The meeting was chaired by MPCC President Harshavardhan Sapkal and attended by key leaders including Legislature Party Leader Vijay Wadettiwar, former Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, CWC members Balasaheb Thorat, Naseem Khan, Praniti Shinde, former MPCC President Nana Patole, senior leaders Manikrao Thakre, MP Dr. Kalyan Kale, and AICC Secretaries B.M. Sandeep, U.B. Venkatesh, Prithviraj Sathe, Ravindra Dalvi, and Matthew Antony, among others.
Chennithala clarified that no discussions have taken place regarding an alliance with Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
“We have not discussed this issue with our allies either. While many local-level leaders want to contest the upcoming municipal elections independently, the final decision on alliances will be taken by senior party leaders in Delhi,” he said.
Focus on Upcoming Local Body Elections
The meeting included detailed discussions on strategies for the upcoming local body elections in Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
NCP Leader Joins Congress
Meanwhile, NCP’s Jalna District President Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz joined the Congress Party along with hundreds of supporters in the presence of Ramesh Chennithala, strengthening the party ahead of the upcoming elections.
