Determined after facing setbacks, Congress and NCP have claimed that apostates would be put in place by voters on October 21. Ahe of Maharashtra's assembly elections, several leers from Congress and NCP have left  party and many of m have joined BJP and Shiv Sena. Both Congress and NCP have w chosen to field new faces, especially youngsters, against those who left party. NCP is also rey to field people who left BJP to join m in upcoming elections. 

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incumbent NCP MLA, Dattatray Bharne from Indapur constituency is rey to be fielded against Harshvardhan Patil, former Congress minister, who joined BJP. Harshvardhan Patil h alrey lost to Dattatray Bharne in 2014 elections, but w, he is rey to face Bharne again with BJP’s organisational network.

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Shar Pawar has also fielded NCP candidate Sandeep Kshirsagar against his uncle and ex-NCP minister Jaidutt Kshirsagar in Beed. Jaidutt Kshirsagar h shifted to Shiv Sena and became a minister in that party. Raju Bendal, Guhagar Nagar Parish chief, will possibly be minated former state unit chief of Guhagar Nagar Parish, Bhaskar Jhav. A member of Kunbi community Raju Bendal h recently won  Nagar Parish election defeating panel filed by Jhav. 

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Shar Pawar hoping to retain Satara seat

NCP has also dropped a hint that y might field ex-BJP leer Deepak Pawar against  descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale, Shivendra Raje Bhosale in Satara constituency. Shivaji Raje Bhosale 13th direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje has recently joined BJP. Shar Pawar was seen hoping that NCP retains Satara seat, in a rally on Sunday. He said that defection of Satara’s NCP MP Udayanraje Bhosale to BJP should t impact poll prospects. Former minister and NCP legislator, Dilip Sopal from Barshi is well accepted by Lingayat community and NCP have decided to field Balraje Patil or Rajendra Raut against him.   

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MLAs Vikram Kale, Makarand Nimbalkar and Kailash Patil are set to take Rana Jagatjit Singh Patil in Osmanab. Patil is son of ex-NCP minister and Shar Pawar’s close friend Dr. Pmasinh Patil. Former NCP legislator Vaibhav Pich, who has joined BJP, in Akola will probably be facing NCP leers Kiran Lahmate, Mhukar Talpe or former BJP leer Ashok Bhangre. Former Congress MLA, Abdul Sattar, who recently joined Shiv Sena, will possibly face Prabhakar Palodkar in Sillod constituency. 

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