The Nationalist Congress Party on Wednesday announced its first list of 38 candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls. Deputy Chief Minister and party head Ajit Pawar has been nominated from Baramati seat in Pune district.
Besides renominating 26 sitting MLAs, including ministers who had sided with Ajit Pawar when he joined the ruling camp, the NCP has also fielded sitting legislators Sulbha Khodke (Amravati) and Hiraman Khoskar (Igatpuri), who switched over from the Congress recently.
The Congress veteran's son, Bharat Gavit, has been fielded from Navapur.
Deputy Speaker of the state assembly Narhari Zirwal has been fielded from Dindori, and state cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal from Yeola.
Former minister Rajkumar Badole, who was earlier with the BJP, has been given the ticket from Arjuni-Morgaon.
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