Thackerays vote, will Aaditya win debut poll?

October 21, 2019 11:42

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi and sons Aditya and Tejas, show the finger after casting their vote in Bandra (East). Aditya Thackeray (29) is a candidate from the Worli constituency. The Yuva Sena chief is the first from the Thackeray family to make debut in electoral politics.

Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South-West, and his predecessors from the Congress -- Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar in Nanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South in Satara district.

The BJP, under Fadnavis' leadership, is seeking a second straight term in the state.

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