The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Sunday that its senior leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will take the decisions over seat-sharing and negotiations with allies for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, reported news agency PTI.

BJP's Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar told reporters, "The core committee (of the state unit) convened in Mumbai to delegate all decision-making powers concerning seat-sharing and the selection of assembly constituencies to Fadnavis," reported PTI.