Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party on Wednesday announced its first list of 38 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections with deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar being fielded from Baramati constituency in Pune district.
The elections for the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20 and the results are scheduled on November 23.
Baramati seat is known to be a stronghold of Pawar family and is likely to witness a 'Pawar vs Pawar' battle as Ajit Pawar may contest against his nephew, Yugendra Pawar of NCP(SP) here. This seat has been represented by Ajit Pawar since 1993. In the previous election, he had won by a margin of 1,65,000.
The Nationalist Congress Party's candidate list includes Sulabha Khodke, who switched from Congress. Khodke has been announced as a candidate from Amravati.
Among others include Hassan Mushrif from Kagal, Dilip Valse-Patil from Ambegaon, Datta Bharne from Indapur, Sunil Shelke from Maval, Sanjay Bansode from Udgir and Chhagan Bhujbal from Yevala.
Earlier BJP announced its first list of 99 candidates. Notably, a tug of war ensued in the grand alliance in Chandgarh assembly constituency. Speculations were on that BJP's Shivaji Patil would be nominated here since Patil was not given a ticket, he will contest the polls as an independent candidate.
Tenure of the current Maharashtra assembly will expire on November 26.
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