Maharashtra Assembly Elections
If we look at the current status of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra, we find that politics there has a unique feature. The leaders there pay more attention to their family interests. This time, political parties in the state are defaming each other over nepotism. Members of many families competed against each other amid accusations of dynastic politics in the election. Brothers and sisters, cousins, fathers and sons and even husbands and wives are fighting against each other in the November 20 election. The contest is sparking a new political war in the state, with the sword of family ties sharpening in the electoral arena.
This time, there is a fight between two bigwigs of the Pawar family in the Baramati Assembly seat. Sharad Pawar’s nephew Yugendra Pawar will contest against his uncle and chief minister Ajit Pawar as the National Communist Party (SP) candidate. Ajit Pawar has won the Baramati seat seven times. This time he is running against a member of his own family. The Pawar family also went through an internal war during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, when Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar had to face cousin Supriya Sule’s fail.
Ajit Pawar’s second nephew also in the fray
Sharad Pawar’s grandson Rohit Pawar is squaring off against BJP’s Ram Singh from Karjat-Jamkhed seat Ram Shinde campaigned for election. This match is yet another challenge for the Pawar family as the family members are also pitted against each other in this seat.
Fight between uncle, nephew and husband and wife
Harsvardhan Jadhav, an independent candidate from Kannada constituency, is contesting against his wife and Shiv Sena candidate Sanjana Jadhav. Sanjana Jadhav is the daughter of BJP leader Raosaheb Danve. He was facing his wife. This is a rare and interesting electoral battle.
political family conflict
In many parts of Maharashtra, members of other families are also embroiled in political battles. Congress MPs Amit Deshmukh and Dheeraj Deshmukh, sons of former minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, are vying for the post Latur City and Latur Rural Seats. Nitesh Rane and Nilesh Rane, sons of BJP MP and former chief minister Narayan Rane, are joining the Shiv Sena ) and the BJP candidates are contesting from Kudal and Kankavali seats.
Thackeray family war
In Mumbai, members of the Thackeray family are also fighting each other in elections. Shiv Sena (UBT) sitting MLA Aditya Thackeray is contesting from Worli seat, while his cousin Varun Sardesai is contesting from Bandra (East) seat. In addition, Aditya’s cousin Amit Thackeray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thackeray’s son is also contesting from the Mahim seat.
Wars also broke out between other families in Maharashtra
The BJP’s Ashish Shelar and his brother Vinod Shelar are both contesting from different seats in Mumbai. Ashish Shelar is the candidate from Vandre (West) seat and Vinod Shelar is the candidate from Malad (West) seat. Likewise, the BJP’s Santuk Rao and Mohan Rao Hambad, who are brothers, are facing off against each other in the Lok Sabha by-elections and assembly elections in South Delhi.
South German People’s House by-election
The Nanded Lok Sabha by-election will also be held on November 20, which has become necessary due to the death of sitting MP Vasantrao Chavan. The election is an important development for the state’s political landscape. A tight contest is expected between the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and other political parties. The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, on the one hand, have revealed the truth about family politics, and on the other hand, they have heralded new equations and changes in national politics. It will be interesting to see which family can turn internal conflict into political success in the November 20 elections.
