‘There are differences, we’ll settle them’: Congress leader KC Venugopal after CEC meeting

New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): After the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting of Congress, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday asserted that there are differences in the Maha Vikas Aghadi but MVA will settle them and fight the Maharashtra Assembly election together to bring back Maharashtra to its old glory.
"In a democratic set-up, a little bit of difference will be there, you have to understand that. But we have a common goal to bring back Maharashtra to its old glory. Maha Vikas Aghadi will fight and win the election. There are differences and we will settle them," Venugopal told ANI in the national capital.
In a post on X, the Congress general secretary said that MVA is all set to sweep the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra.
"Under the leadership of INC President Mallikarjun Kharge ji and LOP Rahul Gandhi ji, joined the CEC Meeting for Maharashtra. We, the MVA, are all set to sweep the upcoming assembly elections!" Venugopal posted on X.
Both the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -- comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Congress -- have intensified their preparations for the upcoming elections to 288 Assembly seats in the State. The BJP is part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance alongside the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections are scheduled for November 20, with counting for all 288 constituencies set for November 23.
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena 56, and the Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP secured 122 seats, the Shiv Sena 63, and the Congress 42. (ANI)