As per the list released, the new candidates are VijaySingh Pandit from the Gevrai constituency, Sachin Sudhakar Patil from the Phaltan, Dilipkaka Bankar from Niphad and Kashinath Daante from the Parner constituency.
BJP on Saturday released the list of its star campaigners and named 40 leaders that includes the top leadership of the party including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
According to the list released by the party, Ram Bhadane will contest from Dhule Rural, Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti from Malkapur, Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale from Akot, Vijay Kamalkishor Agrawal from Akola West, Shyam Ramcharanji Khode from Washim (SC), Kewalram Tulshiram Kale from Mel
Dawn noted that the students, namely, Ishfaq, Shahzad, Bebarg Ameer, Zubair, Qambar Ali and Saeedullah were "released by the police" in Uthal, Balochistan. However, Hanif and Shoaib are still missing, they added.
The prominent leaders in the list include, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, party's Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav, party's Jaswantnagar MLA Shivpal Yadav.