Jalgaon, 17 Dec (HS): The discussion between the

Maha-Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners for the municipal corporation elections failed

in Jalgaon, following which Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) and Shiv

Sena (UBT) announced contesting the elections independently. The announcements

were made through a press conference on Wednesday.

During the meeting of MVA, Sharad Pawar Group

demanded 32 seats. UBT, however was ready for 10 to `5 seats for the Pawar

group. Some names of the candidates were also discussed. As both the groups could

not come to a settlement on sharing seats, members of Sharad Pawar Group walked

out and both the groups decided to contest the polls without any alliance.

Meanwhile, former Union Minister Jaisinghrao Gaikwad

started interviews with the aspirant candidates. Former Guardian Minister

Eknath Khadse’s absence during the meeting also led to speculations in the

political circles.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar