NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of 99 candidates for the November 20 Assembly elections in Maharashtra. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and party state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule are also on the list. The BJP will contest 160 seats in the 288-member Assembly. Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena is likely to get 85-90 seats while Ajit Pawar's NCP may get 50 seats. Fadnavis is contesting from Nagpur West assembly seat, which he has been representing since 2009. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari became a member of the Lok Sabha from Nagpur, a BJP stronghold. Of the six assembly constituencies that are part of the Lok Sabha constituency, four are held by the BJP. There are 13 women, six Scheduled Tribe and four Scheduled Caste candidates in the first list. Several sitting MLAs got tickets.

Seat discussions active

With less than a month to go for the elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi have intensified seat-sharing talks among the constituent parties. BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said seat-sharing talks are in the final stages. Eknath Shinde had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav) and the Congress are continuing seat-sharing talks in the Maha Vikas Aghadi. AICC in-charge Ramesh Chennithala had met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Constituency Candidate

Nagpur South West Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis

Kamthi Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule

Shakada (ST) Rajesh Udesingh Padvi

Nandurbar (ST) Rajendrabhai Krushnarao Gavit

Dhule City Anup Agarwal

Sindkheda Jaikumar Jitendrasingh Rawal

Nagpur South Mohan Gopalrao Mate

Nagpur East Krishna Pancham Khopde

Tiroda Vijay Bharatlal Rahangdale

Gondiya Vinod Agrawal

Jamgaon (ST) Sanjay Hanumanta Puram

Shirpur (ST) Kashiram Vechan Pawara

Raver Amol Jawale

Bhusawal (SC) Sanjay Waman Savkare

Jalgaon City Suresh Damu Bhole (Rajumama)

Chalisgaon Mangesh Ramesh Chavan

Jamner Girish Dattatray Mahajan

Chikhli Sweta Vidyadhar Mahale

Khamgaon Akash Pandurang Fundkar

Jalgaon (Jamod) Sanjay Shriram Kute

Akola East Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar

Dhamangaon Railway Prata Janardhan Adsad

Achalpur Pravin Tayde

Deoli Rajesh Bakane

Hinganghat Samir Trimbakrao Kunawar

Wardha Pankaj Rajesh Bhoay

Hingna Sameer Dattatraya Meghe

Amgaon (ST) Sanjay Hanwantrao Puram

Armori (ST) Krushna Damaji Gajbe

Ballarpur Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar

Chimur Bunty Bhangadiya

Wani Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar

Ralegaon Ashok Ramaji Uike

Yavatmal Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar

Kinwat Bhimrao Ramjee Keram

Bhokar Sreejaya Ashok Chavan

Naigaon Rajesh Sambhaji Pawar

Mukhed Tushar Rathod

Hingoli Tanaii Mutkule

JIntur Meghna Bordikar

Partur Babanrao Lonikar

Badnapur (SC) Narayan Kuche

Bhokardan Santosh Raosaheb Danve

Baqlan (ST) Dileep Manalu Borse

Phulambri Anuradhatai Atul Chavan

Aurangabad East Atul Save

Gangapur Prashant Bamb

Chandvad Rahul Daulatrao Aher

Nashik East Shri Rahul Uttamrao Dhikale

Nashik West Seematai Mahesh Hiray

Nalasopara Rajan Naik

Bhiwandi West Mahesh Prabhakar Choughule

Murbad Kisan Shankar Kathore

Kalyan East Sulabha Kalu Gaikwad

Dombivali Ravindra Dattatray Chavan

Thane Sanjay Mukund Kelkar

Airoli Ganesh Naik

Belapur Manda Vijay Mhatre

Dahisar Manisha Ashok Chaudhary

Mulund Mihir Kotecha

Kandivali East Atul Bhatkhalkar

Charkop Yogesh Sagar

Malad West Vinod Shelar

Goregaon Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur

Andheri West Ameet Satam

Vile Parle Parag Alavani

Ghatkopar West Ram Kadam

Vandre West Ashish Shelar

Sion Koliwada R. Tamil Selvan

Wadala Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar

Malabar Hill Mangal Prabhat Lodha

Colaba Rahul Suresh Narwekar

Panvel Prashant Thakur

Uran Mahesh Baldi

Daund Rahul Subhashrao Kul

Chinchwad Shankar Jagtap

Bhosari Mahesh (Dada) Kisan Landge

Shivajinagar Siddhrath Shirole

Kothrud Chandrakant Dada Bacchu

Parvati Madhuri Satish Misal

Shirdi Radhakrishna Eknathrao Vikhe Patil

Shevgaon Monika Rajeev Rajale

Rahuri Shivajirao Bhanudas Kardile

Shrigonda Pratibha Pachpute

Karjat Jamkhed Ram Shankar Shinde

Kaij (SC) Namita Mundada

Nilanga Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

Ausa Abhimanyu Pawar

Tuljapur Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil

Solapur City North Vijaykumar Deshmukh

Akkalkot Sachin Kalyanshetti

Solapur South Subash Deshmukh

Man Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore

Karad South Atul Suresh Bhosale

Satara Chhatrapati Shivendra Raje Bhosale

Kankavli Nitesh Narayan Rane

Kolhapur South Amal Mahadik

Ichalkaranji Rahul Prakash Awade

Miraj (SC) Suresh Khade

Sangli Sudhir Dada Gadgil