Nagpur, 09 Oct

(HS): Equations in elections to MLCs in Maharashtra have changed on the last

day of withdrawal of nominations on Friday. Discontent among those who were

denied party tickets were wide open during the elections. The polling for the

five seats in graduates and teachers constituency is schedules for October 23.

In Nagpur

Graduates Constituency former MLC Prof Anil Sole has not withdrawn from the

contest and is contesting against the BJP’s official candidate ex-MLA Sudhakar

Kohale and Congress candidate Adv Abhijit Wanjari. Nagpur was considered

bastion of BJP, represented earlier by Gangadhar Fadnavis (Father of CM

Devendra Fadnavis) and Nitin Gadkari.

However, the

seat was wrested by Congress candidate Abhijit Wanjari by defeating BJP

candidate Sandip Joshi. Anil Sole was denied the ticket by the party. Sole was

again denied ticket during the 2026 elections. He, however was form on

contesting the elections and filed nomination as an independent candidate.

Twice BJP

Maharashtra Unit Chief Ravindra Chavan came to Nagpur to talk to Sole. He,

however, declined to talk to the party chief.

Meanwhile,

former BJP MLC and senior party leader Girish Vyas today resigned from all the

posts of BJP and also from the primary membership of the party to support Anil

Sole. He also vacated his office for Sole to open his office for campaigning

for the election. The office is very near to the residents of Union Minister

Nitin Gadkari and BJP MLA Pravin Datke.

Nitesh Karale of

NCP (Sharad Pawar) is also in the contest making the contest interesting and

tough.

AMRAVATI:

Amravati Teachers constituency is expected to have triangular contest between Aditi

Pohare of Congress, Kiran Sarnaik of Shiv Sena (Shinde) and UBT Sena candidate

Dattatray Lahane.

Former MLC

Shrikant Shinde of Shiv Sena (Shinde), BJI former legislator Rajesh Wankhede

and his close relative Shekhar Bhoyar have not withdrawn their nominations.

All the

candidates are worried about division of votes because of the revolt.

PUNE: The main

contest in Pune Graduates Constituency is between BJP’s Samita Jadhav and

Congress NCP (Sharad Pawar) candidate Harshada Deshmukh. However, former

legislator Datta Sawant has not withdrawn from the contest and is contesting as

an independent candidate.

In Pune Teachers’

Constituency BJP is will face difficulties as Sachin Sanap has not withdrawn

from the contest. The official candidate fielded by BJP is Kaustubh Gawde

pitted against Jayant Asgaonkar of Congress.

CHHATRAPATI

SAMBHAJINAGAR: NCP (Ajit Pawar) candidate Satish Chavan will face Dilip Ghuge

of UBT Sena for the graduates’ constituency seat. NCP (Sharad Pawar) Pratapsinh

Patil is also in the fray.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar