Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | EX-BJP MP Raosaheb Danve's daughter joins Shinde Sena ahead of polls

Mumbai: Former Union minister and BJP leader Raosaheb Danve's daughter Sanjana Jadhav on Sunday joined CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena ahead of the November 20 assembly elections.

She is likely to be fielded from the Kannad assembly segment in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.

With just two days left for the filing of nominations, former MP Rajendra Gavit and Vilas Tare also crossed over to Shiv Sena. Gavit had sided with Shinde when he rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray's leadership in June 2022.

Gavit has been fielded from the Palghar assembly constituency by Shiv Sena which announced a list of 20 nominees on Sunday.

These leaders were welcomed into the Sena fold by Shinde and former MLC Ravindra Phatak.

Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.

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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