Ajit Pawar dares Cong: Give us 144 seats or will go alone

Addressing party workers in Ahmednagar, Pawar said, “I feel all parties should contest 288 seats on their own.”
MPCC chief  Manikrao Thakre said he would not react to personal opinions expressed by Pawar in the absence of any official communication from the NCP.

Meanwhile, in a meeting held Friday, the Congress signalled that former CM Ashok Chavan, who is an accused in the Adarsh housing society scam besides facing trial in a paid news case, would play a key role in decide candidates in Marathwada.