Moving away from the alliance in Maharashtra assembly polls, BJP and Shiv Sena has fielded different candidates against each other on the Kankavli seat.
From this seat, BJP has fielded Nitesh Rane, son of former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane. While Shiv Sena has pitted Satish Sawant against its ally- saffron party. Nitesh Rane is the incumbent MLA from the Kankavli seat. He won the 2014 Maharashtra elections on a Congress ticket.
Previously, Shiv Sena and BJP had finalized the seat-sharing seat previous week. Shiv Sena had been demanding for at least 135 seats with the saffron party. However, it has settled for 124 and two seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the BJP’s quota.
Both the parties will contest together for the assembly polls in Maharashtra state. Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced the final decision in a joint statement.
Important Dates for Maharashtra Polls-
- The detailed notification will be issued on September 27.
- The filing of nominations will begin from September 27 to October 4.
- Scrutiny of applications will be done on October 5.
- Nominations withdrawal can be done till October 7.
- Elections will take place on October 21.
- Counting of votes will be done on October 24.