<p>Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Mahayuti alliance is confident of a clean sweep in east Vidarbha region going to polls in the first phase on April 19.</p>.<p>He claimed people will vote for the saffron alliance on account of the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last ten years.</p>.<p>'BJP is seeing a favourable mood in the constituencies in east Vidarbha going to polls in the first phase. In Nagpur, a very strong candidate like Nitin ji (Union minister Nitin Gadkari) is contesting again,' Fadnavis told reporters at Nagpur airport when asked if BJP and Congress will be locked in a straight fight.</p>.Stage set for Phase-1 electoral battle in Maharashtra's Vidarbha .<p>He said Mahayuti- comprising BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar- will do a clean sweep in the first phase.</p>.<p>The BJP has reached out to the last man at the booth level in the last four to five years, Fadnavis said.</p>.<p>He said a decision on the Lok Sabha seat to be allocated to RSP leader Mahadev Jankar will be announced after holding discussions.</p>.<p>'We have decided to give him one seat,' he added.</p>.<p>Maharashtra, which sends 48 members to Lok Sabha, will vote in five phases starting April 19.</p>.<p>Voting will be held for Nagpur, Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST), Bhandara-Gondiya, Chandrapur, and Ramtek (SC) in the first phase.</p>.<p>The last date to file nominations in these seats is March 27.</p>.<p>In four out of five seats, the BJP and Congress are locked in a straight fight.</p>.After weeks of association with MVA, RSP founder Mahadev Jankar pledges support to BJP-led Maha Yuti.<p>Gadkari is seeking a third term in Lok Sabha from Nagpur constituency, which houses the RSS headquarters. The Congress has decided to field sitting MLA Vikas Thakre.</p>.<p>A straight fight is also shaping up between Maharashtra forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar of BJP and Pratibha Dhanorkar of Congress in Chandrapur.</p>.<p>In Bhandara-Gondiya, BJP nominee and sitting MP Sunil Mendhe will square off against Congress' Prashant Padole.</p>.<p>In Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST) also, there is a straight fight between BJP's sitting MP Ashok Nete and Congress leader Namdeo Kirsan.</p>.<p>The Congress has fielded former Zilla Parishad president Rashmi Barve from the Ramtek (SC) constituency. The seat is likely to be contested by the ruling Shiv Sena.</p>
<p>Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Mahayuti alliance is confident of a clean sweep in east Vidarbha region going to polls in the first phase on April 19.</p>.<p>He claimed people will vote for the saffron alliance on account of the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last ten years.</p>.<p>'BJP is seeing a favourable mood in the constituencies in east Vidarbha going to polls in the first phase. In Nagpur, a very strong candidate like Nitin ji (Union minister Nitin Gadkari) is contesting again,' Fadnavis told reporters at Nagpur airport when asked if BJP and Congress will be locked in a straight fight.</p>.Stage set for Phase-1 electoral battle in Maharashtra's Vidarbha .<p>He said Mahayuti- comprising BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar- will do a clean sweep in the first phase.</p>.<p>The BJP has reached out to the last man at the booth level in the last four to five years, Fadnavis said.</p>.<p>He said a decision on the Lok Sabha seat to be allocated to RSP leader Mahadev Jankar will be announced after holding discussions.</p>.<p>'We have decided to give him one seat,' he added.</p>.<p>Maharashtra, which sends 48 members to Lok Sabha, will vote in five phases starting April 19.</p>.<p>Voting will be held for Nagpur, Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST), Bhandara-Gondiya, Chandrapur, and Ramtek (SC) in the first phase.</p>.<p>The last date to file nominations in these seats is March 27.</p>.<p>In four out of five seats, the BJP and Congress are locked in a straight fight.</p>.After weeks of association with MVA, RSP founder Mahadev Jankar pledges support to BJP-led Maha Yuti.<p>Gadkari is seeking a third term in Lok Sabha from Nagpur constituency, which houses the RSS headquarters. The Congress has decided to field sitting MLA Vikas Thakre.</p>.<p>A straight fight is also shaping up between Maharashtra forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar of BJP and Pratibha Dhanorkar of Congress in Chandrapur.</p>.<p>In Bhandara-Gondiya, BJP nominee and sitting MP Sunil Mendhe will square off against Congress' Prashant Padole.</p>.<p>In Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST) also, there is a straight fight between BJP's sitting MP Ashok Nete and Congress leader Namdeo Kirsan.</p>.<p>The Congress has fielded former Zilla Parishad president Rashmi Barve from the Ramtek (SC) constituency. The seat is likely to be contested by the ruling Shiv Sena.</p>