NCP releases first list of 17 candidates in Maharashtra

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Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule figure in the first list of candidates.

Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister and NCP President Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule figure in the first list of 17 candidates announced by the party after the seat sharing arrangement with ally Congress was formalised on Monday.

Maharashtra NCP President R R Patil told reporters that the Amravati (SC) seat has been left for the RPI (Gavai group).

Earlier in the day in New Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel of NCP and Defence Minister A K Antony of Congress announced that the seat sharing arrangement between the two parties was formalised.

NCP will contest 22 seats and Congress 26. The seat sharing arrangement was arrived at following a month-long closed-door talks involving hard bargaining by the two allies.

NCP had demanded equal seats and wanted to contest 24 out of the total 48 seats.

Pawar will contest from Maadha in Solapur district after vacating his traditional Baramati constituency for his daughter and political heir Supriya Sule, presently a Rajya Sabha member.

Other prominent candidates include Sameer Bhujbal, son of Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal from Nashik, Sanjeev Naik, son of Excise Minister Ganesh Naik from Thane, Deputy Chairman in the Legislative Council Vasant Davkhare from Kalyan.

State Health Minister Rajendra Shingne will contest from Buldhana. Minister of State for Agriculture Suresh Warpudkar has been nominated from Parbhani while Union Minister of State for Rural Development Suryakanta Patil has been re-nominated from Hingoli.

Sitting MP from Ichalkaranji Nivedita Mane has been re-nominated from the constituency, name of which has been changed to Hatkangale.

Warpudkar had unsuccessfully contested against Shiv Sena's Tukaram Renge-Patil, who remained absent during the June 22 trust vote and was expelled by the Sena.

NCP MLA Narhari Zirvalu from Dindori seat in Nashik district has been nominated from newly created Dindori (ST) Lok Sabha seat. The party has nominated another MLA from Ahmednagar north assembly constituency Shivajirao Kardile for Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat.

Ramesh Adaskar has been fielded against BJP heavyweight Gopinath Munde in Beed, while Vilas Lande will contest from Shirur. Both the candidates are local leaders.