Of the 260 Assembly seats, the BJP is likely to contest on 142 seats, Shiv Sena 66 and NCP 52, sources said. Talks on the remaining 28 seats are on due to claims and counter-claims between the allies.

The leaders from Mahayuti - the ruling coalition in Maharashtra - met Union Home Minister Amit Shah last night to discuss the seat-sharing plan ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled next month.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his two deputies, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Friday

The party led by Eknath Shinde group is expected to contest 85-90 seats, while Ajt Pawar may get 50 seats with the remaining seats will be contested by the BJP

The Mahayuti seat-sharing talks were positive. They are in the final stage now. In the next two days, decision about final seat-sharing will be done. Now, the differences are not irreconcilable. There are some differences on 25 to 30 seats.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that the seat-sharing agreement for the ruling Mahayuti coalition in the upcoming November 20 state elections will be revealed within the next couple of days,

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said the seat-sharing pact of the ruling Mahayuti coalition for the November 20 state elections will be announced in a "day or two" as discussions