New Delhi: On Wednesday, the Shiv Sena (UBT) declared its first listing of 16 candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Amongst them, former Union ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant have been nominated for the Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies, respectively. Sanjay Raut, a distinguished determine throughout the celebration, took to X (previously often called Twitter) to share the listing of candidates for varied constituencies together with Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane, Parbhani, Buldhana, Yavatmal, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Shirdi, South Mumbai, North West Mumbai, North East Mumbai, Sangli, Hingoli, Dharshiv, Nasik, and Maval.
Moreover, the celebration has put forth Rajan Vichare for Thane, Amol Kirtikar for Mumbai North-West, and Sanjay Patil for Mumbai North-East. As a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition within the state underneath the management of Uddhav Thackeray, the Shiv Sena is contesting the elections alongside different constituents.
In the meantime, the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), one other member of the MVA, is but to announce its official candidates for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for April-Could in Maharashtra.
Conversely, the Congress, additionally aligned with the opposition alliance on the state degree, has already declared its candidates for sure seats the place there aren’t any conflicts with its coalition companions.
The UBT Sena is collaborating within the Maharashtra polls in collaboration with the Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar), and the Congress. These Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra are scheduled to happen throughout 5 phases on April 19, April 26, Could 7, Could 13, and Could 20. Maharashtra, boasting 48 Lok Sabha seats, stands because the second-largest contributor to the decrease home of Parliament after Uttar Pradesh.
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP clinched victory in 23 out of 25 contested seats, whereas the undivided Shiv Sena secured 18 out of 23 seats. The undivided NCP, a part of the opposition coalition, contested 19 seats and emerged victorious in 4. Following the cut up throughout the Shiv Sena in 2022, the Eknath Shinde faction aligned itself with the BJP.
