New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): The crucial meeting of the Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders will be held here on Saturday to give the final shape to the seat sharing agreement for next month’s Maharashtra Assembly polls.
The Election Commission issued notification for the assembly polls in Maharashtra, which is to be held on October 13.
On Thursday it was reported that both parties had broadly agreed to a formula of 174: 114 seats for the Congress and the NCP respectively.
The Maharashtra Assembly has 298 constituencies.
Poll management leaders of both the Congress and the NCP met their respective party chiefs on Friday after three days of negotiations.
They had earlier held a series of discussions in Mumbai to give final shape to the seat sharing process.
If the current formula gets the stamp of approval of both parties then the NCP would settle for ten seats less than what it contested the last time.
Meanwhile the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Shiv Sena alliance settled on a seat sharing, for 119 for the BJP and 169 seats for Shiv Sena (ANI)
Richard Hadlee joins APL, angers New Zealand Cricket bosses
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Wellington, Apr.27 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket CEO Justin Vaughan has described as regrettable living legend Richard Hadlee’s decision to sign on as an executive consultant with the American Premier League (APL)./pp
Hadlee confirmed his appointment to the Sunday Star-Times last night, but would not comment on the fact the International Cricket Council had urged its players and officials not to sign up for the league, which is unsanctioned./pp
Hadlee said there was no need to consult NZC, for whom he was a player and then a selector for decades. /pp
Hadlee had no comment on the fact the league was unsanctioned./pp
However, Vaughan told the Star-Times: It’s regrettable he’s aligned with an unsanctioned and unofficial circuit. It’s certainly not preferable but he’s got his life to lead./pp
The tournament wants to have six franchises and player auctions similar to the IPL. The APL is yet to receive a stamp of approval from the ICC, who has advised their member countries not to allow players to participate in the event./pp
Hadlee was hopeful the APL would get official sanction soon. (ANI)/p