State BJP Chief Nitin Gadkari; Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray and BJP general secretary Gopinath Munde with Leader Manohar Joshi join hand during a press conference to announce the seat sharing for the Oct 13 elections to the Maharashtra assembly in Mumbai on Saturday,19 September 2009. Shiv Sena would contest 169 seats while BJP would field candidates in 119 constituencies.

Photographer: Santosh Nagwekar

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