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Maharashtra Polls: BJP Releases 2nd List Of 22 Candidates, Drops Two MLAs

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Maharashtra Polls: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its second list of 22 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday. This list includes six sitting MLAs, while two incumbents have been excluded. As part of the ruling Mahayuti coalition, which also includes the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the BJP has now declared candidates for a total of 121 constituencies. 

In its second candidate list for the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) replaced sitting MLAs from Washim and Gadchiroli, while retaining those from Akot, Nashik Central, Pen, Khadakwasala, Pune Cantonment, and Ulhasnagar. The list also includes two legislative council members: Gopichand Padalkar, who will contest from Jat, and Ramesh Karad, who is set to challenge Congress’ Dhiraj Deshmukh in Latur Rural. 

The second candidate list features seven sitting MLAs: Prakash Bharsakale from Akot, Devayani Pharande from Nashik Central, Kumar Ayalani from Ulhasnagar, Ravindra Patil from Pen, Bhimrao Tapkir from Khadakwasla, Sunil Kamble from Pune Cantonment, and Samadhan Autade from Pandharpur.

Elections to the 288-member assembly would take place on November 20. 

 





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