Summary:
Maharashtra assembly elections have been announced for October 21, but there is still no clarity over a pre-poll alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena. Sources said differences between the two have now boiled down to who will contest from 10 seats that both parties want. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil was more to the point while remarking on a poll deal. I am confident that we [NDA] will win 220 seats in the upcoming assembly elections." Currently, the BJP and Sena have 122 and 63 seats, respectively, in Maharashtra assembly..