Notably, Jain is the sitting independent MLA from the seat, but BJP announced Narendra Mehta as the candidate for the seat for the upcoming assembly polls.
BJP candidate from Latur seat Archana Patil Chakurkar has exuded confidence about her victory in the Maharashtra assembly polls slated to take place on October 20.
In a letter to the Congress party, the Commission urged them to refrain from making unfounded claims after every election, accusing the party of creating "generic" doubts without substance.
During the review meeting, CEC expressed his concern that politically motivated crimes vitiate the electoral atmosphere and disturb the level playing field.
Nawab Malik on Tuesday filed his nomination from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency as an NCP (Ajit Pawar) candidate for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
Growing resentment among Congress leaders in Pune, Maharashtra, after being missed out in ticket distributions ahead of the assembly polls has prompted three senior leaders--Aba Bagul, Kamal Vyavhare, and Manish Anand--to file their nominations as independent candidates for key seats in t
As Maharashtra assembly is set to go to polls on October 20, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Tuesday exuded confidence that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), of which Congress is a part, will form government in the state.