"I met the party leadership in the last two days and requested them to put to rest uncertainty over the leadership issue in the interest of the party's (poll) prospects. We also discussed poll preparedness and strategy," he told reporters here.
Yesterday, the party high command declared that Chavan will continue in his post and lead Congress in the elections, ending the suspense over the issue of change of leadership in the state since the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha polls.
"We will talk about it in the co-ordination committee meeting. This will be our sixth election together (both Assembly and Lok Sabha). My efforts would be to ensure win in maximum seats," the Congress leader said.
On whether Sharad Pawar has been asked by Congress to lead the alliance's poll campaign, Chavan said, "I have no idea. My leaders have not told me so. I can't elaborate further."
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Asked whether he would contest the Assembly polls, Chavan, currently an MLC, said, "I will announce my decision when time comes."
Chavan was sceptical whether a US Presidential style campaign done by BJP in the Lok Sabha election would be replicated in the Maharashtra polls.
"Narendra Modi was branded as a product like soap or a toothpaste which clicked with the voters," he said.