Congress Surges Ahead with Candidate Lists as Mahayuti Grapples with Seat-Sharing Deadlock

• Mahayuti faces severe seat-sharing deadlock in Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, and Pune, indicating internal discord.
• Congress rapidly announced its second list of candidates within 12 hours, following Kolhapur with Solapur.
• Congress was the first to declare candidates for Solapur Municipal Corporation elections, trusting experienced leaders.
• The party's first list for Kolhapur Municipal Corporation included 48 candidates, decided by the State Selection Committee.
• Congress aims to contest Solapur elections with allied parties, giving tickets to old associates like Chetan Narote.

Why It Matters: Congress aggressively fields candidates for municipal elections while Mahayuti struggles with internal seat-sharing issues.