On Tuesday, during alliance talks held between the Congress and NCP, leaders from both sides had accepted that reaching out to regional and smaller political outfits who are opposed to the BJP and the Shiv Sena was essential to avoid a split of anti-ruling establishment vote
Making a renewed bid to stitch up a grand Opposition alliance ahead of the state polls in Maharashtra, negotiators from the Congress and NCP on Wednesday held seat-sharing talks with smaller and regional political outfits.
Following the first round of talks, there are clear indications that the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP), the Raju Shetti-led Swabhimaani Paksha, who had joined hands with the Congress-NCP in the Lok Sabha polls, will continue to be a part of the alliance. But on Tuesday, Shetti, in particular, insisted that the seat-sharing talks should be finalised as soon as possible.