INC Candidates List For Maharashtra Elections 2024: Congress Names 48 Candidates, Including Prithviraj Chavan

As the Maharashtra Assembly elections approach, Congress announced its first list of candidates on Tuesday, comprising 48 leaders. Notable senior leaders Nana Patole and Prithviraj Chavan are included in this initial selection. Former Minister Nitin Raut will contest again from the Nagpur North seat.

The party has announced candidates including K.C. Padavi from Akkalkuwa, Rajendrakumar Krushnarao Gavit from Shahada, Kiran Damodar Tadavi from Nandurbar, Shrikrishkumar Surupsingh Naik from Nawapur, and Pravin Bapu Choure from Sakri.

Also featured in the list are Kunal Rohidas Patil from Dhule Rural, Adv. Dhananjay Shirish Choudhari from Raver, Rajesh Panditrao Ekade from Malkapur, Rahul Siddhivinayak Bondre from Chikhli, Amit Subhashrao Zanak from Risod, Prof. Virendra Valmikrao Jagtap from Dhamangaon Railway, Dr. Sunil Deshmukh from Amaravati, Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur from Teosa, Anirudha alias Bablubhau Subhanrao Deshmukh from Achalpur, and Ranjit Pratap Kamble from Deoli.

Other candidates announced include Bunty Baba Shelke from Nagpur Central, Vikas P. Thakre from Nagpur West, and Dr. Nitin Kashinath Raut from Nagpur North.

As part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, Congress will contest 85 seats, as agreed upon with its allies Sharad Pawar's NCP and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT). The Shiv Sena and NCP have also been allocated 85 seats each. The parties still need to finalize the distribution of the remaining seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

In the meantime, the Shiv Sena and NCP have already released their first lists of candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, setting the stage for a high-stakes contest between the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi and the ruling Mahayuti coalition, which includes the BJP, Ajit Pawar's NCP, and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.