Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 27 (ANI): ): Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar said on Sunday that his party will release a ‘Guarantee Card’ on October 30 for the upcoming Assembly elections.
In the past, Congress released its Guarantee Cards containing poll promises for the 2024 General election and various recent state assembly elections.
Wadettiwar said the Congress Guarantee Card would be distributed to the voters of the state.
“We are thinking that a Congress Guarantee Card should be given to the public before elections. This will be released on October 30. Manifesto will be released soon,” Wadettiwar told ANI.
Meanwhile, the Congress party on Saturday, released its third list of 16 candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly elections that will be held on November 20.
The latest list brings the total number of candidates announced by the Congress party to 87.
Congress has fielded Rana Dalipkumar Sanada from Khamgaon seat, Hemant Nanda Chimote from Melghat, Manohar Tulshiram Poreti from Gadchiroli, Manikrao Thakare from Digras, Mohanrao Marotrao Ambade from Nanded South, Nivruttirao Kondiba Kamble from Deglur, Hanmantrao Venjkatrao Patil Betmogarekar from Mukhed, Ejaj Beg Ajij Beg from Malegaon Central, and Shirishkumar Vasantrao Kotwal from Chandvad.
The party has also fielded Lakibhau Bhika Jadhav from Iqatupri, Dayanand Motiram Choraghe from Bhiwandi West, Sachin Sawant from Andheri West, Asif Zakaria from Vandre West, Kuldepp Dhiraj Appasaheb Kdam Patil from Tuljapur, Rajesh Bharat Latkar from Kolhapur North and Prithviraj Gulabrao Patil from Sangli.
Earlier this week, the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance revealed its seat-sharing arrangement for 255 constituencies, assigning 85 seats to each party.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole said that each alliance partner, namely Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) will be contesting 85 seats each.
As the polling date draws near, both the ruling Mahayuti alliance comprising the BJP alongside the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have intensified their preparations.
The nomination process for the 288 seats in the assembly has started and the polling will happen on November 20 with the results to be declared on November 23.
In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena won 56 seats, and the Congress secured 44 seats. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, while the Shiv Sena won 63 and the Congress 42. (ANI)
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