An agreement on seat-sharing has nearly been reached among the allies within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Maharashtra, with an official announcement expected today. It is pertinent to mention that Maharashtra commands 48 Lok Sabha seats. Under the NDA-led alliance, the BJP is poised to contest elections on 28 seats.
Additionally, the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) will contest 14 seats, while 5 seats will be left for the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction). The Nationalist Social Party is also set to receive one seat in Parbhani. In the event that the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is allocated a seat, either Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) or BJP will face a loss of one seat.
Potential Shiv Sena Seats
1.
Ramtek
2.
Buldhana
3.
Yavatmal-Washim
4.
Hingoli
5.
Kolhapur
6.
Hatkanangle
7.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
8.
Maval
9.
Shirdi
10.
Palghar
11.
Kalyan
12.
Thane
13.
South Central Mumbai
14.
North West Mumbai
NCP May Contest These Seats
1.
Raigad
2.
Baramati
3.
Shirur
4.
Nashik
5.
Dharashiv
Meanwhile, Mahadev Jankar's Nationalist Social Party might contest from Parbhani.
Potential BJP Seats
1.
Nagpur
2.
Bhandara-Gondiya
3.
Gadchiroli-Chimur
4.
Chandrapur
5.
Akola
6.
Amravati
7.
Nanded
8.
Latur
9.
Solapur
10.
Madha
11.
Sangli
12.
Satara
13.
Nandurbar
14.
Jalgaon
15.
Jalna
16.
Ahmednagar
17.
Beed
18.
Pune
19.
Dhule
20.
Dindori
21.
Bhiwandi
22.
North Mumbai
23.
North Central Mumbai
24.
North East Mumbai
25.
South Mumbai
26.
Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
27.
Wardha
28.
Raver
BJP has finalized candidates for 23 of these seats, with the announcement of candidates for the remaining five seats - Mumbai North Central, South Mumbai, Shirdi, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, and Satara - yet to be made. If Raj Thackeray's MNS joins the NDA, one seat from either South Mumbai or Shirdi might be allocated to it.
