The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Sharad Pawar unveiled its manifesto Shapatnama outlining key pledges and proposals. The manifesto includes support for a caste census, farmers welfare commission, apprenticeship rights, and 50% reservation for women in jobs. It also addresses issues such as statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, reservation cap amendment, and review of laws like CAA and NRC.
In the second phase of national elections, the BJP-led NDA shows more cohesion than the Congress-led INDIA, with internal conflicts in several constituencies. | Latest News India
Hemant Patil of Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena is the incumbent MP here, but the party and its Mahayuti alliance have given the ticket this time to Baburao Kadam Kohalikar. The other top contenders are Nagesh Ashtikar of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) for the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and Dr BD Chavan of Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi
Ramdas Tadas of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the incumbent MP of Wardha and he will try to retain the seat this time. Other top contenders include Amar Sharadrao Kale from the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar and Professor Rajendra Salunkhe from the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday said his party did not surrender but took a step back in the seat-sharing negotiations with its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance partners as the talks could not go on indefinitely.