On eve of nomination deadline, Maharashtra fronts still undecided on dozen seats

Maharashtra witnessed dramatic scenes on the last day to file nominations for the Assembly election, with confusion in both the ruling and Opposition alliances regarding their exact formulas for seat-sharing. For both the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi, full clarity is only likely to arrive after Deepavali when the deadline to withdraw nominations arrives on November 4.

While a Pawar vs Pawar battle unfolded in Baramati where Sharad Pawar and his nephew are engaged in a war of words, drama was seen in Mumbai too when the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik filed his nomination papers despite heavy opposition from his supposed ally, the BJP. The BJP later issued a statement saying it would not canvas for a leader who allegedly has links with the gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

Several high profile candidates filed their nominations on Tuesday (October 29, 2024), including Milind Deora, Shaina N.C., and Amin Patel.