The arrangement was finalised a meeting attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Shinde, and deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

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,

Maharashtra and Jharkhand are gearing up for high-stakes Legislative Assembly elections in November 2024. The Election Commission has scheduled Mahar

Ahead of Maharashtra's assembly polls, the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) accused the BJP of attempting to insert bogus names into voter lists across 150 constituencies. An editorial in 'Saamana' claimed this was a tactic born from fear of defeat.

Among the prominent names are Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Srijaya Chavan will contest from Bhokar.

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She is the daughter of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who represented the constituency when he was with the Congress before switching loyalties to the BJP earlier this year.