<p class="title">With switchovers and resentments, new alliances, changing equations and the NextGen coming to the fore, 19 seats of western Maharashtra are headed for a nail-biting finish.</p>.<p class="title">With the equilibrium set to be disturbed, the polls will decide the fate of several political families, including that of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.</p>.<p class="title">His daughter will contest again from the family seat of Baramati while his nephew, Parth Pawar, from Maval.</p>.<p class="title">Pawar Sr, who was himself keen to contest from Madha, bowed to family pressure to launch Parth, the son of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, into electoral politics.</p>.<p class="title">Similarly, the Mohite-Patils of Solapur-Madha region are also facing a tough time. Since Pawar was not contesting, the NCP wanted sitting MP and former deputy chief minister Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil to contest. However, the latter was keen that his son Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil should be given a chance. </p>.<p class="title">Later, the younger Mohite-Patil joined the BJP and was set to get a ticket but Pawar played a masterstroke and nominated Sanjay Shinde, a vocal critic of the Mohite-Patils. The BJP, in turn, decided to field Ranjitsinh Naik-Nimbalkar, who had resigned as Satara Congress chief to join BJP.</p>.<p class="title">In Sangli, late chief minister Vasantdada Patil's grandson Vishal Patil will contest on a ticket from Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana (SSS). Shetti is contesting the Hatkanangale seat. In 2014, he was part of the NDA but is now in the Congress-NCP led alliance.</p>.<p class="title">In Pune, state minister Girish Bapat of BJP has been fielded against Congress leader Mohan Joshi.</p>.<p class="title">Solapur seat will see a triangular contest involving Congress loyalist Sushilkumar Shinde, spiritual leader Jaysiddheshwar Swami of BJP and Prakash Ambedkar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA).</p>.<p class="title">In Shirur, NCP has fielded Dr Amol Kolhe, a Marathi TV actor, who had essayed the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambaji Maharaj.</p>
<p class="title">With switchovers and resentments, new alliances, changing equations and the NextGen coming to the fore, 19 seats of western Maharashtra are headed for a nail-biting finish.</p>.<p class="title">With the equilibrium set to be disturbed, the polls will decide the fate of several political families, including that of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.</p>.<p class="title">His daughter will contest again from the family seat of Baramati while his nephew, Parth Pawar, from Maval.</p>.<p class="title">Pawar Sr, who was himself keen to contest from Madha, bowed to family pressure to launch Parth, the son of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, into electoral politics.</p>.<p class="title">Similarly, the Mohite-Patils of Solapur-Madha region are also facing a tough time. Since Pawar was not contesting, the NCP wanted sitting MP and former deputy chief minister Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil to contest. However, the latter was keen that his son Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil should be given a chance. </p>.<p class="title">Later, the younger Mohite-Patil joined the BJP and was set to get a ticket but Pawar played a masterstroke and nominated Sanjay Shinde, a vocal critic of the Mohite-Patils. The BJP, in turn, decided to field Ranjitsinh Naik-Nimbalkar, who had resigned as Satara Congress chief to join BJP.</p>.<p class="title">In Sangli, late chief minister Vasantdada Patil's grandson Vishal Patil will contest on a ticket from Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana (SSS). Shetti is contesting the Hatkanangale seat. In 2014, he was part of the NDA but is now in the Congress-NCP led alliance.</p>.<p class="title">In Pune, state minister Girish Bapat of BJP has been fielded against Congress leader Mohan Joshi.</p>.<p class="title">Solapur seat will see a triangular contest involving Congress loyalist Sushilkumar Shinde, spiritual leader Jaysiddheshwar Swami of BJP and Prakash Ambedkar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA).</p>.<p class="title">In Shirur, NCP has fielded Dr Amol Kolhe, a Marathi TV actor, who had essayed the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambaji Maharaj.</p>
