Sharad Pawar's NCP Releases List Of Star Campaigners

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Tuesday revealed the list of star campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

It comes days after Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party released its star campaigners.

"As per provisions under section 77 (1) of Representation of the people Act, 1951 the "Star Campaigners LOKSABHA ELECTIONS 2024, names approved by the State President Shri. Jayantrao Patil are sent as follows," a release brought out by the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) read.

The list comprised names such as Sharad Pawar, Anil Deshmukh, Jitendra Avhad, Supriya Sule, Jayant Patil, and several others.

Elections for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra are scheduled to be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, and May 20.

The election for all 543 Lok Sabha seats will take place in seven phases, commencing on April 19. Vote counting is slated for June 4.

On the other hand, Ajit Pawar's NCP list comprises National President Ajit Pawar, National Working President Praful Patel, State President and MP Sunil Tatkare, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Cooperation Minister Dilip Valse Patil, former Speaker of the Legislative Council Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde, Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif, Food and Drug Administration Minister Dharmarao Baba Atram, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Anil Patil, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly Narhari Jhirwal, Sports Minister Sanjay Bansode, Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare, former Union Minister Subodh Mohite, National General Secretary Brijmohan Srivastava, KK Sharma, and Syed Jalaluddin.

Maharashtra, with its 48 Lok Sabha seats, ranks as the second-largest contributor to the lower house of Parliament, following Uttar Pradesh.