Maharashtra Congress chief urges local leaders to settle Sangli seat

  • | Thursday | 28th March, 2019

Cordial relations between Raju Shetti and the Dada family were seen on Wednesday when Pratik Patil was present at an election rally of Raju Shetti in Sangli district. KOLHAPUR: Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan has passed the buck to local leaders to discuss allowing Swabhimani Paksha to field a candidate from Sangli with SSS leader and MP Raju Shetti.A delegation of Congress leaders met Chavan at Nanded on Wednesday morning. SSS has not ruled out the possibility of extending support to Vishal Patil as an independent, a source said.Shetti reportedly holds Vasantdada Patil in high regard. Besides, two assembly segments in Shetti’s own Hatkangale constituency fall in Sangli district, where Dada loyalists have considerable clout. Shetti has already discussed the issue with Patil.

KOLHAPUR: Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan has passed the buck to local leaders to discuss allowing Swabhimani Paksha to field a candidate from Sangli with SSS leader and MP Raju Shetti.A delegation of Congress leaders met Chavan at Nanded on Wednesday morning. Corporators and zilla parishad members also were part of the delegation, when the matter was discussed.Sources who were present at the meeting told TOI that Chavan said he had been in conversation with Shetti, but asked former ministers Harshavardhan Patil and Satej Patil to handle this issue. He said local leaders should talk to Shetti and arrive at an understanding.Sources in SSS said the party is seriously exploring the option of extending support to Vishal Patil, grandson of late chief minister Vasanatdada Patil, if he decides to contest from the Sangli Lok Sabha constituency as an independent.Vishal Patil was reportedly reluctant to contest as SSS candidate and preferred to be an independent. Shetti has already discussed the issue with Patil. SSS has not ruled out the possibility of extending support to Vishal Patil as an independent, a source said.Shetti reportedly holds Vasantdada Patil in high regard. Besides, two assembly segments in Shetti’s own Hatkangale constituency fall in Sangli district, where Dada loyalists have considerable clout. Cordial relations between Raju Shetti and the Dada family were seen on Wednesday when Pratik Patil was present at an election rally of Raju Shetti in Sangli district.

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