Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Stakes high for regional heavyweights as state votes
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Image Source : PTIMaharashtra assembly elections 2024: Stakes high for regional heavyweights as state votes
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Maharashtra heads to the polls on Wednesday, with the political futures of prominent leaders like Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde, and Uddhav Thackeray hanging in the balance.
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The election for the 288-member Assembly is shaping up as a decisive contest between the two factions of the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), whose results could reshape the state’s political landscape when announced on November 23.
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Sharad Pawar, head of the NCP (SP), is locked in a fierce battle against his nephew Ajit Pawar, who leads a breakaway faction allied with the BJP.
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Similarly, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray faces off against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the BJP-aligned Shiv Sena.
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These factional rivalries have fueled direct contests in over 50 seats between the Shiv Sena factions and 37 seats between the two NCP groups.
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The BJP-led Mahayuti coalition includes Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Shinde’s Shiv Sena, contesting 149, 59, and 81 seats respectively. Meanwhile, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP), fields candidates in 101, 95, and 86 constituencies.