Mumbai, Oct 25 (PTI) Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent Samajwadi Party on Friday warned it will field 20-25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls if the opposition bloc does not end seat-sharing talks with smaller parties by Saturday.
Talking to reporters after meeting NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar here, SP leader Abu Azmi accused the Congress of “deceiving” his party in the past and said it prolongs talks and then claims deliberations are on.
Azmi said SP has also staked claim on Byculla and Versova seats.
The SP has already fielded candidates on five seats and has sought seven more.
“(Sharad) Pawar saheb has given us time till tomorrow. If they give five seats to us and offer one or two more then I will stay in the alliance. Or else I will field 20-25 candidates. Then I am not responsible for consequences,” Azmi said.
He hit out at the Congress over its state leaders frequently going to Delhi to meet the party brass to address the seat sharing issue with other parties of the MVA.
“I am not the one who begs. If there is no decision on my seats, my A and B forms are ready,” Azmi added.
A and B forms are nomination documents given to official candidates of a party.
Azmi informed that he told Pawar SP leader Fahad Ahmad can be fielded from Mumbai’s Anushakti Nagar as NCP (SP) candidate in case the Pawar-led party did not have a suitable candidate for the seat.
Maharashtra assembly polls will be held on November 20, while results will be declared on November 23. PTI PR BNM
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