Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis filed nomination papers from Nagpur South West seat.
Fadnavis was accompanied by his wife Amruta and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as he filed his papers on Friday afternoon.
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis files his nomination from Nagpur South West. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also present. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/T15ZjEmlxl
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On the other side, Congress has fielded former BJP MLA Ashish Deshmukh as its candidate from the Nagpur South West seat against Fadnavis. Assembly elections will be held in Maharashtra on October 21.
The BJP and Shiv Sena have also finalised seat-sharing formula between them. BJP will be contesting on 150 seats while Shiv Sena will contest on 124 seats and other allies will get 14 seats.