The announcement was made by Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Manikrao Thakre at a meeting of District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents and office-bearers. The meeting was convened to plan the preparations for the assembly elections, in which Congress and its ally NCP will fight for the fourth term in office.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who was also present at the day-long meeting, told reporters later that the decision did not mean that the party had plans to contest all 288 seats on its own.
In 2009, Congress had contested 166 seats, leaving 122 for NCP, out of the total 288 seats.
Sources said some DCC chiefs, like the one from Parbhani, complained that NCP leaders do not give respect to Congress workers and leaders in the district.
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NCP had accused MLA Ramprasad Bordikar of working against its candidate Vijay Bhamble in Parbhani and the Congress had issued a show-cause notice to Bordikar.
Sources said Thakre told the DCC chiefs to ensure that the atmosphere was not vitiated while their airing of views about NCP at the district level.