LIVE! No end to BJP, Sena stalemate: Amit Shah cancels crucial Mumbai visit
September 24, 2014  13:00
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BJP president Amit Shah's visit to Mumbai today has been cancelled, a party spokesperson said today.

"Shah's visit today has been cancelled," state BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye said.

Shah was earlier expected to reach Mumbai this evening amid the impasse over seat sharing among 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) partners.

He was expected to discuss the alliance tangle with senior state BJP leaders, party sources had said earlier today.

A meeting of the Mahayuti leaders held in Mumbai late last night remained inconclusive with the junior members insisting on more seats and expressing their displeasure over the 151 for Shiv Sena, 130 for BJP and seven for allies seat-sharing formula proposed by Sena for the Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled for next month.

The saffron combine has four junior partners -- Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha led by Mahadeo Janker, Vinayak Mete's Shivsangram and Ramdas Athawale's RPI(A). Shetti had earlier said that giving seven seats to four parties was an 'insult' to them and that would not be accepted.
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