The alliance, which comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), the Congress, and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, has decided to contest 20, 18, and 10 seats respectively out of the 48 seats in the state.
Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK party, that on Thursday, announced to seek candidature for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, is looking to open negotiations with former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to convince him for his election debut from the national capital. If things go well, it could be against Gautam Gambhir in East Delhi.