Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Congress replaces Kolhapur North contestant with royal family member

Mumbai: The Congress on Monday announced candidates for four seats for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, including a replacement for the Kolhapur North segment.

As per the party's announcement, royal family member Madhurimaraje Chhatrapati will contest from Kolhapur North in place of Rajesh Latkar.

The Congress also announced candidates for Akola West, Colaba in south Mumbai and Solapur City.

The Congress has so far announced candidates for 102 seats, and this is the third time it has had to replace a contestant.

On Sunday, it replaced Sachin Sawant from Andheri West segment with former MLA Ashok Jadhav. In Aurangabad East seat, the party replaced Madhukar Deshmukh with Lahu Shewale. PTI ND BNM

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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