Nashik/Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son and Shiv Sena candidate Shrikant on Thursday filed nomination from Kalyan Lok Sabha seat, while BJP's Union Minister Dr Bharti Pawar filed nomination from Dindori constituency.
Another Shiv Sena candidate, Hemant Godse, filed nomination from Nashik Lok Sabha constituency in north Maharashtra.
Sena candidate Shrikant Shinde is contesting re-election from Kalya constituency near Mumbai.
In the financial capital, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar and Congress candidate Bhushan Patil submitted their papers to election officials to contest from Mumbai North West and Mumbai North constituencies respectively.
Kirtikar is contesting against Shiv Sena MLA Ravindra Vaikar, while Patil is contesting against BJP's Union Minister Piyush Goyal.The ruling grand alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP took out a grand procession before Dr Pawar and Godse, both sitting MPs, filed their nominations at the Nashik collector office.
Chief Minister Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Nashik District Guardian Minister Dadaji Bhuse, state cabinet members Girish Mahajan, Chhagan Bhujbal and other leaders of the alliance were present on the occasion.
CM Shinde said Nashik and Dindori in North Maharashtra are Shiv Sena-BJP strongholds and expressed confidence that both the Mahayuti candidates will win by huge margins as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has achieved in ten years what the Congress has achieved in 60 years of its rule. Couldn't do it. ,
Notably, Godse had defeated united Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Chhagan Bhujbal from Nashik in 2014 and his nephew Sameer Bhujbal in 2019. Chhagan Bhujbal, now a cabinet minister and a member of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, was keen to contest the elections.This time, but later withdrew from the race.
Godse's main rival in the election will be Rajabhau Waze of Shiv Sena (UBT).
Bharti Pawar was earlier in the undivided NCP. She joined the BJP in 2019 from Dindori in Nashik district in the first attempt and later became the Union Minister of State for Health.
He will face NCP's Dr. Bhaskar Bhagare (Sharadchandra Pawar).In Kalyan, Chief Minister Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis conducted a massive road show for Shrikant Shinde before filing the nomination.
Later, addressing a gathering in Kalyan, CM Shinde said his son has an "exemplary" track record as a Member of Parliament from the Thane district constituency, which is the family's political constituency.
He urged Shiv Sena workers to unite the voters and ensure high turnout on the election day (May 20).
The Chief Minister said that every vote for Shrikant Shinde will be a support to PM Modi's vision of a prosperous India.
Nashik, Dindori and Kalyan are among the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra that will go to polls in the fifth phase on May 20.
Another Shiv Sena candidate, Hemant Godse, filed nomination from Nashik Lok Sabha constituency in north Maharashtra.
Sena candidate Shrikant Shinde is contesting re-election from Kalya constituency near Mumbai.
In the financial capital, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar and Congress candidate Bhushan Patil submitted their papers to election officials to contest from Mumbai North West and Mumbai North constituencies respectively.
Kirtikar is contesting against Shiv Sena MLA Ravindra Vaikar, while Patil is contesting against BJP's Union Minister Piyush Goyal.The ruling grand alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP took out a grand procession before Dr Pawar and Godse, both sitting MPs, filed their nominations at the Nashik collector office.
Chief Minister Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Nashik District Guardian Minister Dadaji Bhuse, state cabinet members Girish Mahajan, Chhagan Bhujbal and other leaders of the alliance were present on the occasion.
CM Shinde said Nashik and Dindori in North Maharashtra are Shiv Sena-BJP strongholds and expressed confidence that both the Mahayuti candidates will win by huge margins as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has achieved in ten years what the Congress has achieved in 60 years of its rule. Couldn't do it. ,
Notably, Godse had defeated united Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Chhagan Bhujbal from Nashik in 2014 and his nephew Sameer Bhujbal in 2019. Chhagan Bhujbal, now a cabinet minister and a member of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, was keen to contest the elections.This time, but later withdrew from the race.
Godse's main rival in the election will be Rajabhau Waze of Shiv Sena (UBT).
Bharti Pawar was earlier in the undivided NCP. She joined the BJP in 2019 from Dindori in Nashik district in the first attempt and later became the Union Minister of State for Health.
He will face NCP's Dr. Bhaskar Bhagare (Sharadchandra Pawar).In Kalyan, Chief Minister Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis conducted a massive road show for Shrikant Shinde before filing the nomination.
Later, addressing a gathering in Kalyan, CM Shinde said his son has an "exemplary" track record as a Member of Parliament from the Thane district constituency, which is the family's political constituency.
He urged Shiv Sena workers to unite the voters and ensure high turnout on the election day (May 20).
The Chief Minister said that every vote for Shrikant Shinde will be a support to PM Modi's vision of a prosperous India.
Nashik, Dindori and Kalyan are among the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra that will go to polls in the fifth phase on May 20.
