The BJP's first list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections has caused quite a stir in the party. Several sitting MLAs and ticket aspirants found their names missing from the first list and made a beeline for Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis's home in Mumbai.

A day after declaring 99 candidates in its first list for Maharashtra including Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and State unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the BJP on Monday (October 20, 2024) invited developmental suggestions from various sections of society for incorporating them in the manifesto for the November 20 Assembly election.

The Congress released its first list of 21 candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly polls, while the BJP announced a more extensive first list of 66 candidates.

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In the 2019 assembly elections contested with then ally Shiv Sena (undivided), the BJP bagged 105 of 164 seats where it had fielded candidates.

Out of 16 MLAs of the BJP in Mumbai, the party has renominated 14 in the first list. The BJP replaced the sitting MLA from Kalyan East in the Thane district. Check list here:

Shiv Sena UBT claims BJP is attempting to include bogus names in voter lists ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20.

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

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.

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