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On Monday, Shetti opened talks with the Congress for a possible pre-poll alliance. “Earlier last week, state Congress president Ashok Chavan spoke to me and nominated the leader of opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil to talk to me to explore the possibilities of a pre-poll alliance,” he said. Asked about this apparent change of stance, Shetti had said they would be ready to support any political party that was to support the cause of farmers. MP Raju Shetti MP Raju ShettiSwabhimani Paksha leader and Hatkhanagale MP Raju Shetti has indicated his willingness to start talks with other parties before the 2019 general election. Of the seven seats named by Shetti, Congress had won Nandurbar, while its one time partner in the government, the NCP now has the Madha and Kolhapur seats..