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BJP names two more candidates for Maharashtra polls

PTI

On the last day of filing of nomination papers, the BJP on Tuesday released the names of two more candidates for the next month's Assembly elections, which took the total count of its nominees to 148.

As per the latest list, former MLA Narendra Mehta will contest from the Mira Bhayandar Assembly segment in Thane district, while Sudhir Parwe will be fielded from Umred (SC) Assembly segment in Nagpur district. In a statement, the party said it has decided to allocate four Assembly seats to its allies. 

These include the Badnera seat in Amravati district to the Yuva Swabhiman Party, the Gangakhed seat in Parbhani district to the Rashtriya Samaj Party (RSP), the Kalina seat in Mumbai to the Republican Party of India (Athawale), and the Shahuwadi seat in Kolhapur to the Jan Surajya Shakti Party.