India, July 17 -- The NCP has demanded equal seat sharing from the Congress for contesting the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. The party said that it has performed better in the Lok Sabha polls. Both the parties had a meeting pertaining to the distribution of seats in Mumbai. Assembly polls in the state are likely to be held in October this year. Both NCP and the Congress had fought the Lok Sabha polls jointly. After the meeting, NCP leader stated that now the situation has changed and the party has performed well as compared to the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls. Therefore, the NCP is demanding equal seat share from Congress.

On Tuesday, senior leaders of the NCP had a meeting to discuss the strategy for assembly polls. The drub...