Published 10:45 IST, October 4th 2019

BJP releases 4th list for Maharashtra polls, two big names excluded

As BJP released its fourth list for Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled on Oct 21, it has dropped senior leader Eknath Khadse & cabinet minister Vinod Tawde

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As BJP released its fourth list of seven candidates on Friday for Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled on October 21, it has dropped senior leer Eknath Khse and cabinet minister Vid Tawde. Inste, party has fielded Eknath Khse's daughter Rohini from his Muktainagar constituency in rth Maharashtra, which was represented by her far since 1991. party also dropped cabinet minister Tawde and fielded Sunil Rane from Borivali seat.

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One of senior-most BJP leers in Maharashtra, Eknath Khse h also been sidelined in party following allegations of corruption and that he misused his office in a land deal. He h to resign as revenue minister in 2016. Moreover, he has t been inducted into Cabinet by Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis despite cabinet reshuffle. Party sources said it was me clear to him that he would t be given a ticket this time. However, in a major twist, Khse, 67, h filed his mination papers from seat this week as an Independent candidate. List of candidates in fourth list are given below:

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Maharashtra elections

Maharashtra which has 288 Assembly seats will go to polls on 21 October 2019, Election Commission anunced on Saturday on. Maharashtra assembly elections will be held in a single-phase, and counting procedure would be conducted on October 24. Election Commission chief Sunil Arora also anunced that last date of mination is on October 4. Arora also informed that parties in Maharashtra h wanted polls to be concluded by Dhanteras.

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