With 48 seats, Maharashtra ranks second only to Uttar Pradesh. The BJP-led alliance clinched 42 seats in 2014 and 41 in 2019, contributing significantly to the party s majority in the Lok Sabha. However, this time around, the BJP is bracing for a challenging battle, with party insiders predicting a more modest outcome of 30-32 seats in an optimistic scenario.
The watch will be kept to avoid any manipulation of the EVMs and untoward incident, the leaders have said. A total of thirteen people will be monitoring the CCTV room and control room day and night.
Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Ranjit Singh Dhillon's family members, including daughters who have come from Canada, are actively campaigning for him in Ludhiana Lok Sabha elections. The family has united to cover all nine constituencies, with relatives pitching in to support the campaign.
In the Dindori Lok Sabha Constituency, which is a leader in onion production, there were a total of ten candidates in the fray, but the real fight was between the BJP candidate of the Grand Alliance, Dr Bharti Pawar, and the candidate of the Nationalist Sharad Pawar Group, Bhaskar Bhagre form Maha Vikas Aghadi.