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Mr Shrikant Shinde will be the Mahayuti candidate from Kalyan Lok Sabha seat, announced Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur today.
Mr Shrikant Shinde is the son of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Shiv Sena spokesperson Naresh Mhaske has welcomed the announcement.
Congress MLA Vishwajeet Kadam who had rushed to New Delhi on Friday, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader K C Venugopal.
Mr Kadam said Mr Kharge is likely to take up the issue with Sena chief Uddhav Thackery.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) has refused to give up the Sangli seat.
The Sena has fielded Chandrahar Patil from Sangli seat.
The Congress has announced the name of Vishal Patil, grandson of former chief minister Vasantdada Patil.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says the fight in Baramati is not between Sunetra Pawar and Supriya Sule. The fight is between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Mr Fadnavis said Supriya Sule has always criticised the policies of the Prime Minister.
Supriya Sule has alleged that an invisible power from Delhi is behind the split of the NCP and the Pawar family.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said India is in the midst of a second freedom struggle.
Mr Stalin in an interview to The Indian Express said the struggle today is about defending teh core of India, defending democracy, secularism and pluralistic society.
BJP nominates Archana Patil from Osmabanad seat, renamed as Dharashiv
BJP has fielded Navneet Rana from Amravati seat. Bacchu Kadu, whose party is in allianc with Mahayuti, has strongly opposed her candidate.
Ms Navneet Rana got a big relief from Supreme Court on Thursday when the apex court set aside a Bombay high court that cancelled her SC certificate.
Ms Navneet Rana is famous for reciting Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, for which she was arrested and jailed.
MPCC chief Nana Patole flayed by BJP for his objectionable remarks against sitting Sanjay Dhotre in Amravati.
Mr Patole has reportedly said that Mr Dhotre is on ventilator and it is not sure how long even tht will continue.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the remarks made by Mr Patole are shocking.
PETA has taken strong objection to NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar for using crab to describe ‘kekada’ of corruption.
Pune Congress Mohan Joshi has alleged that BJP has violated model code of conduct by distributing booklets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face.
At election rally in Churu in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 10 years, he has just served appetiser and the main course is yet to come.
The Prime Minister said crores of people were given pucca houses in last 10 years of his tenure under the Centre’s housing scheme for the poor.
Prime Minister Modi said in Rajasthan, drinking water connections were provided to 50 lakh homes.
At the election time, Kerala is witnessing a duel between CPM, Congress versus BJP over telecast of the film, The Kerala Story.
The nomination form of Samajwadi’s Party’s candidate Meera Yadav has been rejected.
The district election officer said the candidate Meera Yadav did not sign at the designated place on the form and allegedly provided an old voter list.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav called it a murder of democracy.
