On dry days, which are imposed on days that are of national or cultural relevance, alcohol sale remains prohibited
Farmers in many places complain about low prices for their produce like cotton and soybean, but praise for welfare initiatives, especially the cash transfer scheme for women, is also perceptible in this drought-prone region
The seat has been held by Congress, BJP and NCP over the last four decades. Since 2004, it has oscillated between BJP and NCP.
Ajit Pawar further said the alliance's target is 175 plus seats after which they will think about chief minister's face.
As Islampur approaches the 2024 election, the stakes are higher than ever. The split within the NCP, combined with the entry of new contenders from RSP and BSP, has transformed the constituency into a fiercely contested battleground.
"All his elections, he [Ajit] has fought against BJP, now he is sitting with them ... contesting with them ... the people of Baramati will not like it," Sharad Pawar said.
The current representative for the Ballarpur seat is Mungantiwar Sudhir Sachchidanand from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
It is going to be a two-way battle in Arvi as NCP (SP) fielded Mayura Kale, wife of Wardha NCP (SP) MP Amar Kale. She will be pitted against BJP's Sumit Wankhede, former PA of Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
In the 2019 Assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Muktainagar constituency had 291281 registered voters but only saw 194414 votes cast—a turnout of 66.7 %.
The 'Sangli Pattern' is no longer confined to Sangli; it has been observed in other constituencies as well, where local leaders have rebelled and are contesting against their party's official candidates.
Abu Asim Azmi, the three-term Samajwadi Party MLA and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally, is up against tough opposition in this election
The seat falls under the Jalgaon Lok Sabha constituency, which has 6 more seats
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Once a stronghold of undivided Shiv Sena, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party is seeking to regain its control over the south Konkan region after two of its MLAs and ministers Deepak Kesarkar and Uday Samant aligned with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during his rebellion in 2022.
Lonikar's remark at a rally in the Partur assembly constituency in Jalna on November 12 has invited the ire of quota activist Manoj Jarange, who criticised him for underestimating the community's strength.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has used the slogan, which means 'divided we perish', frequently in his campaign speeches.
Debutant Amit Thackeray from MNS party is pitted against Shiv Sena’s Sada Sarvankar. The third candidate is Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Mahesh Sawant. Sarvankar won in 2014 and 2019 assembly elections.
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With a history of strong BJP dominance and Fadnavis’s enduring influence, Nagpur South West remains a key constituency to monitor in this election.
BJP's Vidya Thakur, the incumbent MLA, has previously won two consecutive terms and is aiming to retain the seat.
The results for Maval, along with all other 287 Assembly seats in Maharashtra, will be declared on November 23.
Devendra Fadnavis claimed that BJP and NCP had even decided on cabinet posts and that it was Sharad Pawar's idea to get President's rule imposed in the state since the elections had just concluded.
Currently, Babasaheb Mohanrao Patil of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) represents Ahmadpur as its sitting MLA.
The seat is set for a tight contest primarily between Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) leader Milind Deora, who currently serves as Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra.
Over a six-decade-long career, Sharad Pawar has carved out a unique position in Indian politics, achieving a stature few others can claim.