Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Releases First List of Candidates for 99 Seats, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis To Contest From His Traditional Nagpur South West Seat; Full List Here
The list also includes the names of Mumbai BJP president Ashish Selar, fielded from the Vandre West seat, and senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP Narayan Rane's son Nitesh Rane, fielded from Kankavli, a seat he currently represents in the assembly.
New Delhi, October 20: The BJP released on Sunday its first list of 99 candidates for the election to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, fielding Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from his traditional Nagpur South West seat.
The list also includes the names of Mumbai BJP president Ashish Selar, fielded from the Vandre West seat, and senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP Narayan Rane's son Nitesh Rane, fielded from Kankavli, a seat he currently represents in the assembly. Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Releases First List of 99 Candidates, Devendra Fadnavis To Contest From Nagpur South West Seat; Full List Here.
BJP Releases First List of Candidates for 99 Seats
The BJP has fielded its Maharashtra president Chandrashekhar Bawankule from Kamthi, former state president Chandrakant Patil from Kothrud and former chief minister Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya Chavan from Bhokar. Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Mahayuti, Maha Vikas Aghadi Race to Announce Seat-Sharing with a Month Left for Vidhan Sabha Polls.
The BJP is looking to contest around 150 seats in the state but is involved in tough bargaining with its allies and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP.