Maharashtra Assembly polls: Shiv Sena releases first list of 45 candidates
The Hindu
Shiv Sena releases first list of 45 candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls, including CM Eknath Shinde and cabinet members.
The Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, nominating Chief Minister Eknath Shinde from Kopri-Panchpakhadi in Thane city and more than half a dozen cabinet members from their respective seats.
As per the list released late Tuesday night (October 22, 2024), the ruling party has re-nominated almost all the MLAs who backed Mr. Shinde when he led a revolt against the then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022.
With this, the Shiv Sena has become the second major political party to release its list of candidates for the State Assembly polls. Its ally BJP released a list of 99 candidates on Sunday (October 20, 2024).
Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20, 2024 and votes will be counted on November 23.
CM Shinde will seek re-election from the Kopri-Panchpakhadi seat in Thane city adjoining Mumbai.
The party has fielded Ministers Gulabrao Patil, Deepak Kesarkar, Abdul Sattar and Shambhuraj Desai from Jalgaon Rural, Sawantwadi, Sillod and Patan, respectively. Another Cabinet member, Dada Bhuse, will contest from the Malegaon Outer Assembly constituency in Nashik district.
Ministers Uday Samant and Tanaji Sawant have been fielded from Ratnagiri and Paranda, respectively. Another prominent leader Sada Sarvankar will fight the polls from Mahim in Mumbai.
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