Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
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Mumbai: A total of 991 candidates had filed nomination papers for the November 20 assembly polls in Maharashtra as of Friday evening, officials said.
Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis filed his nomination from the Nagpur South-West constituency, while Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar filed the papers for the Bandra West seat in Mumbai.
The process of nomination filing started on October 22 and the last date is October 29.
The scrutiny of nominations will take place on October 30, while the last date for withdrawal is November 4.
Counting of votes will take place on November 23. PTI MR KRK
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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