Union minister Amit Shah departed the city on Wednesday, leaving several questions about the Mahayuti seat-sharing arrangement unanswered. It is said that both Shinde Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) have demanded more seats from him.

Shah held several meetings over Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. He met the alliance leaders Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar separately. The focus was on resolving the issue of disputed constituencies. If the BJP gets 155 of Maharashtra’s 288 Assembly seats, the Sena and NCP will have to share the remaining 133 seats. But there are some seats where the presence of several claimants has made seat-sharing a delicate matter.