Maharashtra Election 2024 Candidate List: Congress To Release Its First List On Oct 20- 10 Names Confirmed

Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 11:45 [IST]

The Congress might contest around 110-115 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls as the seat-sharing talks among the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners had an agreement on 260 out of the 288 seats, News18 reported.

However, the alliance partners are yet to come to an agreement on remaining 28 seats. "All the alliance partners are eyeing the same key constituencies, so it's taking time to come to a solution. But we are actively working on a formula that will keep everyone satisfied and give us the best chances of winning," CNN-News18 quoted a senior leader of MVA as saying on the condition of anonymity.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Candidate List Congress To Release Its First List - 10 Names Confirmed

The Congress is set to release its first list of candidates on October 20 evening. The party might reveal around 60 names.

Here is the list of names which the Congress has decided to field

Nana Patole - Sakoli
Vijay Wadettiwar - Bramhapuri
Balasaheb Thorat - Sangamner
Nitin Raut - North Nagpur
Yashomati Thakur - Teosa (Yavatmal)
Vikas Thakre - West Nagpur
Subhash Dhote - Rajura
Virendra Jagtap - Dhamangaon Railway
Ranjit Kamble - Deoli-Pusad
Praful Gudadhe - Nagpur

On the other hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) is likely to get 83-86 seats as per the agreement. The party is expected to get more seats in its stronghold in Mumbai and the Konkan belt.

Whereas the Sharad Pawar's NCP is expected to contest in 72-75 seats and it is likely to get more seats in western Maharashtra.

The single-phase assembly elections in the state will be held on November 20 and the counting on 23.

On the other hand, the BJP is likely to release its first release next week.

Maharashtra's political landscape is now highly fragmented, with six main parties contesting: BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP). The alliances are complex, with recent splits within both the Shiv Sena and NCP. Adding to the challenges are significant local issues, including the Maratha quota stir and intensified opposition efforts.