Nashik: The three partners of the ruling alliance — Shiv Sena, BJP and the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP — on Sunday decided to form a six-member coordination committee for the Nashik Lok Sabha constituency in view of the approaching parliamentary elections. The coordination committee will have two members from each of the three parties.The decision to this effect was taken during a district-level joint meeting of the alliance partners.The meeting was attended by the office-bearers of all three parties along with three BJP MLAs from the city — Rahul Dhikle (Nashik East), Devyani Pharande (Nashik Central) and Seema Hiray (Nashik West).Bhausaheb Chaudhari, the Shiv Sena sampark pramukh for north Maharashtra, said the names of the coordination committee members for Nashik LS constituency would be announced within a day or two. The meeting also decided to organise a joint camp of public representatives and office-bearers from all the three parties at the Dadasaheb Phalke Memorial in the first week of January, said Chaudhari.Chaudhari added the first public meeting of the alliance partners is also to be held in the third week of January at the Golf Club ground in Nashik city. Chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar will address the gathering. The date of the public meeting would be finalized shortly.The Nashik city president of BJP, Prashant Jadhav, said it was the first interactive meeting between the alliance partners in view of the LS polls. It was decided that all the three parties will support the candidates of the ruling alliance in Nashik. NCP (Ajit Pawar) city chief Ranjan Thackeray said, We have decided that all three ruling coalition partners will work in coordination for the Lok Sabha elections.We also published the following articles recentlyAjit Pawar says Nawab Malik seat decided by speakerDeputy CM Ajit Pawar stated that Nawab Maliks stand on his seating arrangement will determine his political affiliation. The speaker has the authority to decide the seating arrangement. Pawar will communicate with Malik to understand his position before explaining his groups stand. Pawars response came after Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis opposed Malik sitting on a treasury bench seat during the winter session. Maliks first appearance in the assembly was closely watched by the media.UBT Sena, Congress and NCP (Sharad Pawar) to contest Lok Sabha election together says Sanjay RautShiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut confirmed that Shiv Sena UBT, NCP, and Congress will contest the Lok Sabha election together. The INDIA alliance meeting was planned before the assembly election results were declared. Uddhav Thackeray will attend the meeting in Delhi. The alliance aims to counter the BJP and prevent them from winning a third term in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Seat sharing for the upcoming polls will be discussed in the meeting.Govt bans onion export, Nashik farmers start stirThe Centre banned onion exports, causing Nashik district farmers to protest and announce an indefinite strike. The ban aims to stabilize domestic onion prices, but traders and exporters were not informed in advance. Farmers incurred losses due to the drop in onion prices after the imposition of the minimum export price. The ban comes as onion production in Nashik has been severely affected by unseasonal rains and drought.

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