Thane: Thane district guardian minister Shamburaj Desai said sitting Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde, who is also CM Eknath Shindes son, will contest from the same seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, laying to rest all speculations about any possible rift between the BJP and Shiv Sena over this seat. Shrikant Shinde should be the candidate and he will contest on the bow-and-arrow symbol, Desai said while addressing the media on Tuesday. He further said that CM Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar will sit together to finalise the seat-sharing formula of the Mahayuti, whi-ch comprises nine parties, for the LS polls. We will ensure that we bag more than 200 seats as assured by the CM on the floor of the House in his first address,he said. — Nishikant KarlikarWe also published the following articles recentlyCM son will retain Kalyan seat for pollsThane district guardian minister Shamburaj Desai has confirmed that sitting Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde, who is also Chief Minister Eknath Shindes son, will be the candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Desai stated that there is no rift between the BJP and Shiv Sena regarding this seat. The seat-sharing formula for the Mahayuti alliance, which consists of nine parties, will be finalized by CM Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar. They aim to secure more than 200 seats in the upcoming LS polls.After squabble, BJP offers olive branch, lets CM son retain Kalyan seat for pollsBJP leader Ravindra Chavan has announced that sitting MP Shrikant Shinde will be the NDA candidate for the Kalyan constituency in the next elections. Chavan expressed confidence in Shindes victory and also reiterated BJPs demand to share the mayoral post of Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation. This announcement is seen as an attempt by BJP to appease its ally, Shiv Sena.No cracks in our alliance over seat-sharing: NDABJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule dismissed any disagreements within the ruling alliance regarding seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He expressed confidence in winning 45 out of 48 seats in the state. Bawankule mentioned that if a particular seat is allocated to Shiv Sena, the other alliance parties will support and ensure victory for them. He also called for clarification from Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray on remarks made by Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin about Santana Dharma. Bawankule clarified that his remarks about journalists were misconstrued and that he believes journalists are influential.

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