Politics
Shiv Sena to contest more than 20 seats in Goa, about 100 seats in UP assembly polls: Raut
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena has decided to contest for 100 seats out of 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2022, party spokesperson Sanjay Raut said on Sunday.
He also said that in Goa, the party will contest more than 20 seats and may form an alliance with a local or regional party.
Yesterday, the party had said that it will contest all of the 403 seats in UP.
Though the Shiv Sena has not announced any political alliance for the Assembly elections, it has hinted at the possibility of joining hands with a political party in the future.
Sources, said that the Shiv Sena was open to an alliance with the Congress since the latter is already its ally in Maharashtra.
Relations between the Shiv Sena and BJP, both of which are on similar ideological pages, have been strained after the formation of the Thackeray government in Maharashtra.
Besides, UPCC President Ajay Kumar Lallu has already said that his party would ally with smaller parties in the coming days while Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had earlier said that the party was ‘open’ to the idea of alliances.
The party has not yet allied with any political party yet but has signaled the possibility of an alliance.
According to a statement, Shiv Sena leaders in Uttar Pradesh held a meeting in Lucknow on Saturday and took a decision to contest from all seats in the state.
UP Shiv Sena chief, Thakur Anil Singh, said that ‘jungle raaj’ prevails under Yogi Adityanath regime and expressed concern over the law-and-order situation in the state.
“The party leadership deliberated on several issues, ranging from the education system and healthcare sector to Covid pandemic and farmer issues,” he said.