First Candidate List Announced by Ajit Pawar Group; 36 Names Finalized

In the backdrop of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, a major announcement has been made by the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group). The party has announced its first list of candidates, with 36 people being nominated.

In this election, there is a possibility that the Ajit Pawar faction will enter the fray independently. Therefore, by announcing candidates, the party seems to have started election preparations at a fast pace. Currently, there is an alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena in Mumbai, while on the other side, Shiv Sena Thackeray faction, MNS, and NCP Sharad Pawar faction will contest the election together.

Candidates in the first list

The first list of the NCP Ajit Pawar faction includes Manish Dubey, Cyril D'Souza, Ahmed Khan, Baban Madane, Subhash Patade, Sachin Tambe, Sajju Malik, Shobha Jadhav, Harishchandra Jangam, Akshay Pawar, Jyoti Sadavarte, Rachana Gawas, Bhagyashree Kedare, Somu Pawar, Abdul Malik, Chandan Patekar, Disha More, Sabia Merchant, Vilas Ghule, Ajay Vichare, Hadiya Qureshi, Mamta Thakur, Yusuf Memon, Amit Patil, Dhananjay Pisal, Pratiksha Ghughe, Nagratna Bankar, Chandni Srivastava, Dilip Patil, Ankita Dubey, Laxman Gaikwad, Saeeda Khan, Bushra Malik, Vasanthi Devendra, Kiran Shinde, and Fareen Khan.

Meanwhile, many aspiring candidates did not get tickets due to the alliance of the NCP Sharad Pawar faction with the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction and MNS. As a result, some of them have joined the Ajit Pawar faction and have been given an opportunity in this first list.

Along with this, Ajit Pawar has made another important announcement. He has clarified that the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation election will be contested jointly by the Ajit Pawar faction and the Sharad Pawar faction. Therefore, political equations are expected to change in the upcoming municipal elections.

In Brief

• Big announcement from the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) in the backdrop of the Mumbai municipal elections.

• First list of candidates released by the party.

• A total of 36 candidates given a chance in the first list.

• Possibility of Ajit Pawar faction contesting the election independently.

• Party accelerates preparations by announcing candidates.

• Currently, BJP–Shiv Sena alliance in power in Mumbai.

• Opposition alliance includes Shiv Sena Thackeray faction, MNS, and Nationalist Sharad Pawar faction.