Mahayuti, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, has not announced candidates for 53 seats and MVA for 29 seats. MVA has Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) as its constituents. | Photo Credit: Agency
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) and the Congress on Sunday released their lists of candidates featuring nine and 12 names respectively for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections. With this, the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance (MVA) has announced 259 candidates. The decision Mahayuti the alliance has now fielded 235 candidates, with 20 more candidates from the Shiv Sena and four more from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP as the latest additions. The State Assembly has 288 seats.
At Mahayuti, including BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, have not announced candidates for 53 seats and MVA for 29 seats. MVA has Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) as its constituents.
Meanwhile, the selection of candidates for several constituencies has created ripples in the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT). Mohan Jagtap’s candidature from Majalgaon was not defeated by Ramesh Adaskar, a former BJP leader who joined the NCP (SP). Mr. Adaskar has said that he will contest as an Independent candidate.
In Chinchwad, Bhosari and Pimpri constituencies, Shiv Sena (UBT) workers were upset with the nomination of NCP (SP) candidates for these seats and refused to work.
NCP (SP).
The NCP (SP) third list has a mix of experienced party leaders and young faces, including a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader who will be the NCP (SP) candidate.
Party State President Jayant Patil announced the names of young faces such as SP leader Fahad Ahmad from Anushakti Nagar (Mumbai), Gyayak Patni from Karanja (Washim), and Siddhi Kadam from Mahol (Solapur).
While talking to the media in Mumbai, Jayant Patil said, “Fahad is a young educated Muslim activist and people want us to give him a chance. So we talked to SP and now he will fight from Anushakti Nagar constituency.
Fahad Ahmad is married to actor Swara Bhasker. After the announcement, Mr. Ahmad thanked SP leader Akhilesh Yadav and NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar. He told reporters, “Samajwadi Party and NCP-SCP are both socialist parties and are related to ‘Samajwadi’. I am happy to be a part of NCP.”
The candidature of former BJP leader Gyayak Patni, son of late BJP MLA Rajendra Patni, was announced after he joined the NCP (SP) on Saturday. Siddhi Kadam is the daughter of former NCP MLA (2014-2019) Ramesh Kadam.
Maratha vs OBC
NCP (SP) leaders with strong constituencies, including former minister Ramesh Bang (Hingna), Rahul Kalate from Chinchwad (Pune), Mohan Bajirao Jagtap from Majalgaon (Beed), and Atul Wandile from Hinganghat (Wardha), feature in the list .
Rajesaheb Deshmukh’s candidature from Parali indicates that it will be a Maratha vs OBC battle in the constituency as Ajit Pawar-led NCP’s candidate for the post is State Agriculture Minister and OBC leader Dhananjay Munde.
Anushakti Nagar (Mumbai), Parali, Mohol, and Majalgaon will see NCP (SP) vs Ajit Pawar’s NCP fights. In Anushakti Nagar, Mr. Ahmed will contest against NCP’s Sana Malik.
All three NCP (SP) lists bring the number of women candidates from the party to 11. Mr. Jayant Patil said, “We are the party with the highest number of women candidates compared to any other party in Maharashtra.”
NCP released the third list
Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) released its third list of candidates on Sunday, increasing its tally to 49. Among the four candidates on the list, two will take on the NCP (SP) candidate.
NCP State President Sunil Tatkare announced the name in a press conference. The candidates include Vijaysinh Pandit from Georai (Beed) Assembly constituency, Kashinath Date from Parner (Ahilyanagar), Sachin Patil from Phaltan (Satara), and Dilip Bankar from Niphad (Nashik).
Mr. Patil will compete with NCP (SP) Deepak Chavan in Phaltan, and Mr. Date will fight with Rani Lanke’s party in Parner. Mr. Pandit will take on Shiv Sena (UBT) Badamrao Pandit from Georai, and Mr. Bankar will take on the party’s Anil Kadam from Niphad.
List of Shiv Sena
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena on Sunday announced a list of 20 candidates, with around 12 from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) constituencies.
The party named Milind Deora, who joined from Congress, from Mumbai’s Worli constituency against Shiv Sena’s (UBT) sitting MLA Aaditya Thackeray.
Nilesh Rane, son of BJP MP and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane, who recently joined the Shiv Sena, will contest from Kudal.
Bhavna Gawli, who is an MLC and has been an MP from Washim for over 20 years, will contest from Risod.
In Balapur, former MLA Baliram Shirsakar will contest against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Nitin Deshmukh.
List of congresses
The Congress released its fourth list of 12 candidates on Sunday. These names include Dr. Anil Nathu Shinde from Amalner constituency, Sanjay Narayantao Meshram from Umred SC, Ramdas Masram from Armori (ST) and Pravin Nanaji Padwekar from Chandrapur (SC).
Abdul Sattar Abdul Gafur nominated from Nanded North, Dattatrey Bahirat from Shivajinagar, Lahu H. Shewale from Aurangabad East, Ashok Jadhav from Andheri East, Ramesh Anandrao Bhagwe from Pune Cantonment (SC), Dile Brahmadev Mane from Solapur South and Sandeep Pandey from Nalasopara.
Former NCP leader Bhagirath Bhalke will contest from Pandharpur. Dilip Mane was the Congress MLA from Solapur South in 2009. Dattatreya Bahirat from Shivajinagar received his second nomination.
Published – 27 October 2024 11:12 IST
