Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- Amid dissatisfaction over the seat-sharing arrangements within the Mahayuti ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, BJP MLC Pravin Darekar on Tuesday said that Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale is "not upset" and is with the Mahayuti alliance.

Speaking to reporters after meeting Athawale, Darekar said that his participation in the government and his respect will be ensured in a "dignified manner".

"Ramdas Athawale is not upset; he is with the Mahayuti alliance. But he has his own party, so there is pressure from his party workers. Every party's workers feel they should contest the elections... There are 227 seats and thousands of workers who are interested in contesting electio...