As candidate recruitment for the Maharashtra assembly elections closes on Tuesday, the Maha Vikas Aghadi Party (MVA) opposition alliance is fighting a friendly battle in at least seven assembly constituencies, while the Mahayuti Party At least five seats face similar situations. both alliances It claimed that the problem would be “fixed” within a few days. The last day to cancel nominations is November 4th.
Of the 288 seats in Parliament, Mahayuti voters divided 284 seats among themselves, leaving four seats for smaller allies. The BJP will contest 152 seats, which account for the majority of these seats, followed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, who will contest 80 seats, while the Nationalist Congress party led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar ( The NCP has won only 52 seats.
Congress emerged as the largest party in the MVA with 101 seats, followed by Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) with 96 seats and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) with 87 seats. The MVA left two seats each to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and CPI(M).
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However, the opposition alliance has multiple candidates from constituent parties in Miraj (Sangli district), Solapur South, Pandharpur, Sangola (Solapur district), Paranda (Darasiv district), Digras (Yavatmal district) and Dharavi (Mumbai). Names are listed. Congress-Sena (UBT) candidates have filed nominations in four of these constituencies. Barring Dharavi, the Mahayuti Party currently holds all seats.
In Mirage, Congress gave ticket to Mohan Vankande while Sena (UBT) fielded Tanaji Sapute. Currently, the seat is held by Union Minister of State Suresh Khade of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In south Solapur, also ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Sena (UBT) and Congress announced the names of Amar Patil and Dilip Mane respectively. Congress and NCP (SP) are at loggerheads over Pandharpur, with Congress fielding Bhagirath Bhalke and Sena Party (UBT) fielding Anil Sawant. NCP’s Bharat Bhalke won the seat in 2019, but the BJP took control of the seat in 2021 in a by-poll necessitated by Bhalke’s death the previous year. In Sangola, Thackeray’s party has fielded Dilip Salunkhe, while MVA ally Peasant Workers’ Party (PWP) has nominated Dr Babasaheb Deshmukh as its candidate. This seat is currently held by Shahajbapu Patil, a Shiv Sena faction who sided with Eknath Shinde during the 2022 rebellion.
In Paranda constituency, Thackeray has fielded former MLA Dyaneshwar Patil’s son Ranjit, while the NCP (SP) has announced the name of former MLA Rahul Moat. This constituency is currently held by Minister Tanaji Sawant of the Shiv Sena party. The state Sena (UBT) and the Congress are also at loggerheads over Digra, with the former nominating its leader Pawan Jaiswal and the latter nominating former state Congress president Manikrao Thakre. Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Rathod holds the seat.
In Dharavi, there is a dispute between the Congress, which has fielded the mayor, and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad’s sister Jyoti. On Tuesday, former MLA Baburao Mane filed his nomination from the Sena (UBT). Varsha Gaikwad has been winning from this constituency since 2004.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) Maharashtra state in-charge Ramesh Chennithala told The Indian Express that no friendly matches will be played. “If there are any seats where allies have submitted nominations, they will be resolved within a few days,” he said.
Last week, discussions on seat-sharing hit a roadblock over differences between the Sena (UBT) and the Congress. The opposition coalition reached an initial agreement to split the 255 seats equally after both parties finally approached Mr. Pawar to mediate.
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The ruling alliance has fielded candidates from multiple parties in Mankhurd-Shivajinagar (Mumbai), Purandhar (Pune), Morsi (Amaravati), Dindori ST Reserved constituency (Nashik district) and Ashti (Beed district) constituencies. are.
In Mankhurd Shivajinagar, the NCP fielded former minister Nawab Malik, while Mr. Shinde gave ticket to Suresh Patil. SP state president Abu Azmi won this seat in the last three elections. Sena and NCP candidates are also currently competing in Purandar, with Vijay Shivtare winning the former’s ticket and Ajit Pawar fielding Sambhaji Zende.
In Morsi, the BJP has fielded Umesh Yawalkar, while the NCP has given ticket to sitting MLA Devendra Bhuyal. In Dindori, the NCP gave ticket to deputy speaker and sitting MP Narhari Jirwal, while the Sena fielded former MLA Dhanraj Mahale. In Ashti, a dispute is also between current MLA Balasaheb Ajabe, who is on an NCP ticket, and former MP Suresh Das, who is fielded by the BJP.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said the differences over these constituencies would be “rectified within the next few days”.
