With the Shiv Sena (UBT) fielding Milind Narvekar as its candidate for the July 12 Maharashtra Legislative Council elections on the final day of submitting of nominations on Tuesday, the Maha Vikas Aghadi could have three candidates within the fray although it has numbers to get solely two candidates elected.
The Indian Express is the primary to report in regards to the nomination of Narvekar, said to be close to Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Whereas the Congress has renominated Pradnya Satav, the spouse of late Congress chief Rajeev Satav, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) has determined to again Jayant Patil of the Peasants and Staff Celebration.
From the Mahayuti, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 5 candidates — Pankaja Munde, Amit Gorkhe, Yogesh Tilekar, Sadabhau Khot, and Dr Pranay Phuke.
The NCP led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has fielded Rajesh Vitekar and Shivajirao Garje. “Rajesh Vitekar was to be fielded from Parbhani for Lok Sabha elections. Nonetheless, the seat was allotted on the final minute to Madhav Jankar’s celebration. Subsequently, the celebration has now nominated him,” stated NCP spokesperson Umesh Patil.
The Shiv Sena of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has fielded Bhavana Gawali, who was denied the Lok Sabha nomination regardless of having gained 5 instances from the Yavatmal-Washim constituency. The second Sena candidate is Krupal Tumane. Tumane, a former MP, was denied a ticket by the Sena from the Ramtek constituency within the just lately held Lok Sabha elections.
Every candidate wants 23 votes of MLAs to get elected as an MLC. The BJP-led Mahayuti has the assist of greater than 200 MLAs, together with Independents.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi has the assist of 63 MLAs, and is wanting no less than six votes to get all of the three candidates elected. “We’re assured of our candidate successful,” stated Uddhav Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut.
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