Summary:
Congress and Nationalist Congress Party have assailed the ruling BJP for its Congress Mukta (Congress free) Mumbai and Maharashtra agenda for ensuing assembly election slated for October. Newly appointed state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil, announced that Congress Mukta Maharashtra will be his priority and the leaders from opposition will be inducted into the party ahead of assembly election. The city BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha announced that his priority will be to win all 36 assembly seats in partnership with Shiv Sena and make city Congress Mukta. "It is BJP's attempt to confuse the people by making repeated statements on how Congress and NCP leaders are eager to join them. "Congress will fight election on state specific issues such as farmers distress, government's failure to provide reservation to dhangar community,'' he added..