India, June 25 -- The coordination committee of the three ruling parties comprising the Mahayuti alliance met on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the local body polls scheduled to be held after the monsoon. The parties, in their preliminary discussion, decided to contest the maximum local bodies together and also tap the possibility of joining hands with smaller parties, including the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

The committee, comprising two leaders from each party, met at the official residence of tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai. Desai and industries minister Uday Samant represented the Shiv Sena while the NCP's state unit chief Sunil Tatkare and medical education minister Hassan Mushrif represented the Ajit...