The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Sharad Pawar faction on Monday released the fourth list of 7 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled to be held on November 20. The party has fielded Salil Deshmukh, son of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, from Katol. Notably, the seat has been represented by Anil Deshmukh since 1995.
Names in the list include Prabhakar Gharge from Man, Arunadevi Pisal from Vai and Vaibhav Sadashiv Patil from Khanapur. In Daund, the party has nominated Ramesh Thorat, while in Pusad Sharad Maind and Sandeep Bedse from Sindkheda have been chosen.
With this announcement, the NCP-Sharad Pawar has named candidates for 83 constituencies in Maharashtra. The first list featured 45 candidates, while the second and third lists included 22 and 9 candidates, respectively.
It is interesting to note that the NCP-Sharad Pawar has named Anil Deshmukh as its candidate from Katol in its first list of 45 candidates. However, in the 4th list, the party has replaced the veteran leader with his son on his traditional seat.