BJP releases 2nd list of 22 candidates for Maharashtra polls

The BJP has retained six sitting MLAs and dropped two in the second list. So far, the BJP has announced candidates on 121 seats in the state.

In Short

• BJP contesting 151 of 288 seats under Mahayuti alliance
• Key seats in 2nd list include Gadchiroli, Washim, Dhule
• Party retains 6 sitting MLAs, drops 2 in second list

The Maharashtra unit of the BJP on Saturday released its second list of 22 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections. In its first list, the party had announced the names of 99 candidates.

In its second list of candidates, the saffron party announced representatives for key constituencies including Gadchiroli, Washim, Dhule (Rural), Akola (West), Akot, Melghat, and Nashik Central, among others.

Under the seat-sharing agreement within the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP is contesting 151 out of 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra.

CANDIDATES IN SECOND LIST

• Dule Rural -- Ram Bhadane
• Malkapur -- Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti
• Akot -- Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale
• Akola West -- Vijay Kamalkishor Agarwal
• Melghat -- Kewalram Tulshiram Kale
• Rajura -- Deorao Vithoba Bhongle
• Brahmapuri -- Krishnalal Bajirao Sahare
• Warora -- Karan Sanjay Deotale
• Nashik Central -- Devyani Suhas Pharande
• Vikramgad -- Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye
• Ulhasnagar -- Kumar Uttamchand Ailani
• Pen -- Ravindra Dagdu Patil
• Khadakwasala -- Bhimrao Tapkir
• Pune Cantonment -- Sunil Dnyandev Kamble
• Kasba Peth -- Hemant Narayan Rasane
• Latur Rural -- Ramesh Kashiram Karad
• Solapur City Central -- Devendra Rajesh Kothe
• Pandharpur -- Samadhan Mahadev Autade
• Shriala -- Satyajit Shivajirao Deshmukh
• Jat -- Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar

The BJP retained six sitting MLAs and dropped two in the second list. So far, the BJP has announced candidates on 121 seats in the state. In its second list of candidates, the party replaced the sitting MLAs in the Washim and Gadchiroli constituencies. However, it retained the incumbent MLAs for Akot, Nashik Central, Pen, Khadakwasala, Pune Cantonment, and Ulhasnagar.

Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will be held on November 20 and the counting of votes will take place three days later.