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The seat is currently held by Shiv Sena’s Rahul Shewale.He said, “If BJP and Shiv Sena join hands, we will see that Sena leaves the seat for me. It will investigate all the charges.”The RPI chief, in the meantime, staked claim to the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha seat for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He said the party would demand to bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax. If BJP decides to fight separately, I will be the RPI-BJP alliance candidate.”Athawale added that his party would also seek the Satara constituency. He offered Udayanraje Bhosale, sitting MP of Satara and NCP leader, to contest the election on the RPI’s ticket.The RPI chief said he has a formula to forge an alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena..