Overview

• Congress formally staked claim to the Maharashtra Legislative Council Leader of Opposition, submitting a letter to chair Ram Shinde and positioning Satej Patil for the role.
• Both opposition leader posts in the Assembly and Council remain vacant, with appointments pending decisions by the presiding officers and political negotiations among allies.
• Congress leaders met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Speaker Rahul Narwekar seeking prompt appointments to the two posts after completing consultations with Uddhav Thackeray.
• Shiv Sena (UBT) has proposed Bhaskar Jadhav for the Assembly LoP and has Congress support, while Congress cites its numerical edge in the Council to press its own claim.
• Uddhav Thackeray held a two-and-a-half-hour closed-door meeting with Raj Thackeray on BMC seat-sharing, with sources indicating MNS sought around 90–95 wards as parties plan further rounds of talks and consult high commands on any MNS role in the MVA.