Big fight on these 5 seats of Maharashtra, reputation of veterans at stake, big fight between families…

Mumbai:- Voting is to be held for 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra on Wednesday. Everyone is ready for political contest. Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress are competing to win the title of the largest party. At the same time, their respective allies – Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and NCP are also in the fray.
During the election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah held massive rallies on behalf of BJP. At the same time, from Congress side, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and many other national leaders sought votes for their candidates.

This time there is expected to be a tough contest on 5 seats in the elections. Everyone's eyes are going to be on these seats in the elections. These also include the seats of Worli and Baramati, where members of Thackeray and Pawar families are face to face respectively.

High profile contest on Worli seat

There is a triangular contest in Mumbai's high-profile Worli assembly seat between Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's Milind Deora, Shiv Sena's Aditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Sandeep Deshpande. Former South Mumbai MP Milind Deora has a strong hold on middle class voters.
At the same time, Aditya Thackeray of Shiv Sena is also contesting from Worli seat. In 2019, he won from here with a landslide victory of 89,248 votes. Thackeray was recognized for his hands-on work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Although MNS has a small voter base here, Sandeep Deshpande is known for his focus on local issues, especially infrastructure and housing. Apart from this, his direct approach and work has gained him popularity especially among Marathi speaking voters in Worli.

Pawar vs Pawar in Baramati

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, conflict between the Pawar family is once again being seen in Baramati. This time Sharad Pawar's grandson Yugendra Pawar is challenging Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. NCP is supporting his candidature in its traditional stronghold. Yugendra is preparing for his political debut under the supervision of Sharad Pawar. He has earlier played an important role in the management of Supriya Sule's Lok Sabha campaign.

On the other hand, Ajit Pawar has also been the undisputed leader of this constituency, having won the seat seven consecutive times since 1991. In 2019, Ajit Pawar won a decisive victory by securing around 1.95 lakh votes and 83.24 percent vote share.

Tough competition expected on Vandre East

There is going to be a tough contest between Zeeshan Siddiqui and Varun Sardesai in Vandre assembly constituency. Zeeshan Siddiqui has the support of young voters as well as the Muslim community. He is known for raising local issues. Apart from this, he is also expected to get sympathy votes after the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui.

On the other hand, Uddhav Thackeray's nephew Varun Sardesai is contesting from this seat, who has stood strongly with Shiv Sena (UBT) during the party's split in 2022. He has a lot of influence in Vandre East, he has the support of traditional voters of Shiv Sena.

Nagpur South West

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is contesting from Nagpur South West Assembly seat. In such a situation, his eyes are on securing his stronghold for the fourth consecutive time. He has been representing Nagpur South West constituency since 2009 and has won three times in a row.
Fadnavis is being challenged by Congress party's Prafulla Guddhe, who is known for his deep local roots and grassroots ties. It is believed that they can take advantage of voters' apathy towards BJP, dissatisfaction with the current administration, concerns over public services and economic policies of BJP.

Kopri-Pachpakhari seat 'Maha' contest

In Thane's Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will face Kedar Dighe, nephew of his political mentor, late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe. Eknath Shinde has often referred to Anand Dighe as his mentor in politics. He has a deep connection with Dighe.

Shinde has also funded the Marathi film Dharamveer 2, directed by National Award-winning director Prasad Oak. Based on Dighe's life, the film highlights Eknath Shinde's close relationship with the late Shiv Sena leader and his legacy.

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