Out of 48 seats in Maharashtra, RPI (Athawale) has demanded two seats. The party expects one seat each from BJP and Shiv Sena.
Ramdas Athawale
"I will also talk to BJP national president Amit Shah and would ask for one or two Lok Sabha seats in Assam and Maharashtra for my party candidates,"u00c2u009d he told media persons here.
"I have talked to BJP's Kerala unit president Sreedharan Pillai. There are 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala. If the BJP doesn't leave a few seats for us, then we will contest on three-four seats on our own,"u00c2u009d he said. "But on the remaining 14-15 seats, we will support the BJP in Kerala,"u00c2u009d he said. RPI(A) is an ally of the BJP-led ND from Maharashtra. A Rajya Sabha MP, Athawale is Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.
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