Maharashtra Election 2024: As Maharashtra gears up for its November 20 assembly elections, 4,136 candidates are vying for 288 seats, with 2,086 running as independents. The results, set to be announced on November 23, come amidst a politically fragmented landscape following splits in the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in recent years.
Key Alliances and Candidate Distribution
The ruling Mahayuti alliance features:
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 149 candidates
- Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction): 81 candidates
- NCP (Ajit Pawar faction): 59 candidates
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) fields:
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- Congress: 101 candidates
- Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction, UBT): 95 candidates
- NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): 86 candidates
Key Constituencies and High-Profile Contests
Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency
Eknath Shinde (Shinde Sena) vs Kedar Dighe (Sena UBT)
Eknath Shinde, defending his stronghold in Thane, faces the nephew of his late mentor Anand Dighe, Kedar Dighe. Shinde, elected in 2004, has won three consecutive terms in the restructured Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency. The local appeal of Kedar, the Thane district chief of UBT, could provide a tough challenge.
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Nagpur South West Constituency
Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) vs Praful Vinodrao Gudadhe (Congress)
BJP stalwart and former CM Devendra Fadnavis faces anti-incumbency sentiment as he seeks a sixth consecutive term. Nagpur, his political stronghold since 1997, has supported him in five straight elections. This time, he faces Congress’s Praful Gudadhe, hoping to leverage the anti-incumbency wave.
Baramati Constituency
Ajit Pawar (NCP Ajit Pawar) vs Yugendra Pawar (NCP Sharad Pawar)
In this highly charged family feud, Ajit Pawar, the Deputy CM and long-time Baramati leader, faces his nephew Yugendra Pawar, backed by Sharad Pawar.
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