NCP-Congress to contest Maha assembly elections together: Majeed Memon

Nationalist Congress Party MP Majeed Memon on Monday said that his party and Congress will contest assembly elections in Maharashtra together like the Lok Sabha polls. The NCP MP also confirmed that senior leaders from both parties are in talks with each other to finalise the modalities.

New Delhi: With few months left for Maharashtra assembly elections, Nationalist Congress Party MP Majeed Memon on Monday claimed that just like Lok Sabha polls, his party will contest assembly elections in the state with Congress.

Speaking exclusively to ETV Bharat, the NCP Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha said, "Both NCP and Congress have plans to contest assembly elections together just like the Lok Sabha polls as we don't want secular votes to be divided and let Shiv Sena-BJP alliance have any advantage."

The NCP MP also confirmed that senior leaders from both parties are in talks with each other to finalise the modalities.

"We are also in talks with other secular forces to come together to defeat the BJP-Sena alliance," he added.

When asked about the ongoing leadership crisis in the Congress, Memon called it a matter related to INC's national leadership. He claimed that it won't have any effect on the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Both Congress and NCP were routed by BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. The Congress-NCP coalition could win only 5 seats.