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The president's post will be given to the party that has maximum seats in the zilla parishad," a senior Congress leader said.A BJP leader said that if the Sena supports the Congress or NCP in the zilla parishad elections, it will be unfortunate. MUMBAI: A month after the massive debacle in municipal council, corporation and panchayat samiti polls, the Congress and NCP have drafted a joint plan to keep the BJP at bay in elections to the zilla parishad president and vice-president on Tuesday. "In BMC, we had extended support to the Sena in the mayoral elections, we expect a similar gesture in the elections to the zilla parishads," he said. "There is no open support to Sena but an understanding has been reached at the district-level. As per the agreement, Congress will secure the president's post and the vice-president will be from NCP..