Maharashtra polls: Sandeep Naik quits BJP, resigns from all party positions

Sandeep Naik son of Bharatiya Janata Partys BJP Airoli candidate Ganesh Naik resigned from all party positions on TuesdaySandeep Naik is likely to join the Sharad Pawarled NCP and is expected to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 from the Belapur constituency where he will face off against BJP candidate Manda MhatreWhile announcing his resignation on X Sandeep Naik said I have submitted my resignation from the position of BJP Navi Mumbai District President and from the partys membership to State President Shri Chandrashekharji Bawankule I express my gratitude to the Bharatiya Janata Party for the trust it placed in me I have submitted my resignation from the position of BJPhellip pictwittercom3FtG2aj5kZmdash Sandeep Naik isandeepgnaik October 22 2024BJP releases first list of 99 candidates for Maharashtra assembly pollsThe Bharatiya Janata Party BJP on Sunday released its first list of 99 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 scheduled to be held on November 20As per the list Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will contest from Nagpur South West while state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule will contest from the Kamthi seatOther key candidates include Minister Girish Mahajan who will contest from Jamner Sudhir Mungantiwar from Ballarpur Sreejaya Ashok Chavan from Bhokar Ashish Shelar from Vandre West Mangal Prabhat Lodha from Malabar Hill Rahul Narwekar from Colaba and Chhatrapati Shivendra Raje Bhosale from SataraThe list also features Suresh Damu Bhole from Jalgaon City Atul Save from Aurangabad East Sanjay Mukund Kalkar from Thane and Vinod Shelar from Malad West among othersThe announcement was two days after a meeting held at Union Home Minister Amit Shahs residence to discuss the National Democratic Alliances NDA strategy for the Maharashtra pollsMaharashtra has 288 Assembly seats and the BJP is part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance alongside the Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction and Ajit Pawarled NCPAs election day nears both the Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA comprising the Shiv Sena UBT NCP Sharad Pawar faction and Congress have intensified their preparations including seatsharing discussionsIn the recent parliamentary elections the opposition MVA outperformed the BJP winning 30 of Maharashtras 48 seats while the BJPs tally dropped to 9 from 23 in the previous electionMaharashtra will vote on November 20 and the results will be announced on November 23