The Congress Occasion on Thursday revealed its first record of 48 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Meeting elections, fielding a few of its most outstanding leaders. Amongst these named are Nana Patole, the state unit chief, who will contest from Sakoli, and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who will signify Karad South. Vijay Wadettiwar, the Chief of Opposition within the outgoing Meeting, will contest from Brahmapuri.
As well as, former ministers Nitin Raut and Balasaheb Thorat have been fielded from Nagpur North and Sangamner, respectively. Different key candidates embrace Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad from Dharavi, Amit Deshmukh from Latur Metropolis, and Dheeraj Deshmukh from Latur Rural. The social gathering has additionally fielded Mohammad Aarif Naseem Khan from Chandivali, Aslam Sheikh from Malad West, Ranjit Kamble from Deoli, and Vikas Thakre from Nagpur West.
The announcement comes a day after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)—a coalition of the Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction)—introduced that they’ll contest 85 seats every within the November 20 polls. Nevertheless, discussions on the remaining 33 seats are nonetheless ongoing.
Sanjay Raut, MP of Shiv Sena (UBT), addressed a press convention, affirming the MVA’s unity within the upcoming elections. “We now have amicably reached a consensus on 270 of the 288 seats. Discussions are ongoing for the remaining seats, and we’ll embrace smaller events just like the Samajwadi Occasion, PWP, CPI(M), CPI, and AAP,” Raut stated.
He reiterated the MVA’s dedication to defeating the Mahayuti authorities, which is led by the alliance of Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, the BJP, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP.
Nana Patole, Congress’s Maharashtra chief, additionally commented on the continuing seat-sharing discussions. “The remaining seats will probably be allotted to smaller events,” Patole stated, reflecting the MVA’s deal with inclusivity and unity.
Elections for the 288-member Maharashtra Meeting will happen in a single part on November 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23, only a day earlier than the present Meeting’s time period concludes.
