Maharashtra election 2024: Five ‘maha’ battles among 288 seats to watch out for | Key constituencies and candidates
Hindustan TimesMaharashtra, the country's richest state, is gearing up for a political showdown on Wednesday, November 19, to elect a new 288-member House. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray The election campaign witnessed national leaders, inclduing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, travelling across the state to garner support for their candidates. Worli: The high-profile Worli assembly seat in Mumbai is set for a three-way contest between Milind Deora of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Sandeep Deshpande. On the other hand, Ajit Pawar has been the undisputed leader of this constituency, securing the seat for seven consecutive terms since 1991, following Sharad Pawar’s departure from Congress to form the NCP. Kopri-Pachpakhadi: In the Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency in Thane, chief minister Eknath Shinde will face off against Kedar Dighe, the nephew of his political mentor, the late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe.