Shiv Sena: 26 corporators along with 300 workers tender resignations

Just a few days before Maharashtra Assembly elections, trouble has brewed in Shiv Sena with 26 of party's corporators along with 300 workers have tendered ir resignation to ir supremo Uddhav Thackeray. Reports indicate that members of party are t happy with distribution of tickets. 

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'Unhappiness over distribution of seats'

seat-sharing plan has caused infighting

Previously, reports published on October 1, stated  seat-sharing plan has caused infighting in Shiv Sena's Navi Mumbai cre. More than 200 Navi Mumbai Shiv Sena workers including city chief and district vice-president h submitted resignations. leers were allegedly upset over reports that Airoli and Belapur seats have been offered to BJP, especially to a new defector from NCP Ganesh Naik. Navi Mumbai area has tritionally seen a poll battle between strongman Ganesh Naik and Shiv Sena.

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Shiv Sena will contest from 124 constituencies, BJP from 150

Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis, on Friday, October 4, declared Shiv Sena will contest for polls from 124 constituencies, BJP will contest from 150 and its allies will contest from 14 constituencies, at a joint press conference in Mumbai. Fnavis also anunced all BJP allies will fight elections under BJP's symbol. press briefing was chaired by Chief Minister and Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray. Shiv Sena Chief also dispelled rumours of Aitya being considered a Chief Ministerial candidate.

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BJP released its first list of candidates

On October 1, BJP released its first list of candidates for upcoming Assembly polls. Fnavis will be contesting upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections from Nagpur South West seat, which he has held since its inception in 2009. In its first list, BJP h replaced 12 names of sitting MLAs, while 52 incumbent MLAs have been repeated. Furr, party included 12 women in first list of 125 candidates. As of Friday, BJP has released its final list of candidates contesting on all 150 seats.

Maharashtra will go to polls on October 21

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

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(INPUTS FROM ANI)