Maharashtra Election 2024 / Congress's fourth list released- candidates changed in Andheri West-Aurangabad
Congress has released the fourth list of candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, which includes 14 names. Ashok Jadhav has been given the ticket in place of Sachin Sawant from Andheri West. Bhagirath Bhalke from Pandharpur, Anil Shinde from Amalner, and Dilip Mane from Solapur South have been made candidates.
Maharashtra Election 2024: The Congress party on Sunday released the fourth list of candidates for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly elections. This information was given in a statement issued by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal. This time the Congress has changed the names of candidates in Andheri West and Aurangabad, which may bring some new twist in the political equation.Key candidates of the fourth listCongress has announced a total of 14 candidates in this fourth list. Earlier, the party had also released three other lists. Some important names identified as new candidates include:
Amalner – Anil Shinde
Umred – Sanjay Meshram
Armeri – Ramdas Mashram
Pandharpur – Bhagirath Bhalke
Chandrapur – Praveen Padwekar
Ballarpur – Santosh Singh Rawat
Nanded North – Abdul Sattar Abdul Gaffar
Aurangabad East – Lahu Shewale
Nalasopara – Sandeep Pandey
Andheri West – Ashok Jadhav
Shivajinagar – Dattatreya Bahirat
Pune Cantonment – Ramesh Bagwe
Solapur South – Dilip Mane
Pandharpur – Bhagirath Bhalke
Latest developments in Solapur SouthCongress has fielded Dilip Mane as its candidate for Solapur South Assembly constituency. Along with Dilip Mane’s candidature, Shiv Sena had also announced Amar Patil’s candidature from the region. This has raised a big question as to who will be the official candidate in the Mahavikas Aghadi.Selection Process of CandidatesThe Congress had announced 48 candidates in the first list, 23 in the second list and 16 in the third list. The announcement of 14 new names through the fourth list makes it clear that the Congress has tried to improve its strategic approach. Due to the name changes in Andheri West and Aurangabad East, it will be interesting to see what impact it has in the elections.ConclusionThe preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly elections are in their final stages, and the Congress has taken an important step by releasing its fourth list of candidates. Now it remains to be seen how much impact these candidates make in the electoral battle and whether the Congress will be able to regain its old dominance. Amidst the electoral fray, the focus of all eyes will be on which direction the contest between Congress and Shiv Sena will go in Solapur South.
