In Vidarbha region of Maharashtra the mercury crosses 45 degrees in April-May. However, the election heat has increased here since March. Among the Lok Sabha seats where voting is to be held in the first and second phase of elections, Vidarbha also has all 10 seats. While in Vidarbha, there is an election of prestige for BJP, the challenge for Congress is to regain the lost credibility. In the last two elections, the people of Vidarbha had trusted BJP and undivided Shiv Sena. BJP had made a strong hold in eastern Vidarbha and Shiv Sena in the west.
vidarbha i.e. eastern Maharashtra Area of 11 districts of. There are two divisions under this, Nagpur and Amravati. Amravati, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Akola and Washim districts come under Amravati, while Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Gondia districts come under Nagpur division. There are 10 Lok Sabha seats in this Vidarbha region. Of these, five seats, Nagpur, Ramtek, Chandrapur, Gondia-Bhandara and Gadchiroli, will be voted in the first phase on April 19. In the second phase, voting will be held on April 26 in Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim and Buldhana seats.
Nagpur is the main city of Vidarbha. RSS headquarters Nagpur And this seat is very high profile. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, best known for his work in PM Narendra Modi’s government, is contesting elections from here for the third time. He is preparing to score a hat-trick, while Congress has drawn a tough contest by fielding Nagpur South MLA and Congress District President Vikas Thackeray.
Congress has given ticket to Shyamkumar Barve for Ramtek seat (SC) near Nagpur. In Mahayuti, this seat is with Shiv Sena (Shinde faction). There is talk of Congress MLA Raju Parve contesting the elections from Shinde group. Parve has recently resigned from the post of MLA along with the primary membership of Congress. Similarly, there is a possibility of a close contest between the candidates of Mahavikas Aghadi and Mahayuti on Bhandara-Gondia and Gadchiroli-Chimur seats.
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Main seats of Vidarbha
Nagpur: First of all let’s talk about Nagpur. according to population Nagpur It is the third largest city of Maharashtra. This city also has great importance from political point of view. The headquarters of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is in Nagpur. Bharatiya Janata Party has given ticket to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra. Congress has fielded Vikas Thackeray against Gadkari who is trying to score a hat-trick of victory from here. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Nitin Gadkari defeated the current Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole. Gadkari won that election but his victory margin had reduced compared to 2014. Congress, which started its election campaign from Nagpur in Maharashtra, has gambled on a new face this time. The party has presented a challenge to Gadkari by fielding sitting Maharashtra Assembly MLA Vikas Thackeray.
Amravati: from amravati BJP Has made sitting MP Navneet Rana its candidate. But there has been huge opposition to Navneet Rana in the Mahayuti alliance. Anandrao Adsul of Shinde Shiv Sena faction has said that now I will also contest elections from this seat. Along with this, Bachchu Kadu of Prahar Janshakti has also expressed his protest against the name of Navneet Rana. Navneet Rana is MP from Amravati. Navneet Rana had contested the elections from Amravati as an independent candidate in 2019 and defeated Anandrao Adsul of Shiv Sena.
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Chandrapur: Talking about Chandrapur, the first phase in Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Elections are to be held for 5 major seats of Vidarbha. ‘Chandrapur’ Lok Sabha seat of the state is quite popular. Here BJP has made Sudhir Mungantiwar, a minister in Shinde government, its candidate from his home district Chandrapur. BJP has fielded Mungantiwar in place of four-time MP and former Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir. Chandrapur Lok Sabha seat falls in the Eastern Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. This area has been a stronghold of Congress for a long time. Although before 2019, BJP had scored a hat-trick of victories here, but in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Congress had returned to this seat. Now BJP has fielded its stalwart leader and Forest Minister in the state government, Sudhir Mungantiwar. Congress has fielded Pratima, wife of late Balu Dhanorkar, which is expected to make the contest interesting. Balu Dhanokar had won this seat by a margin of about 45 thousand votes.
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Politics happens on these issues
There has been a demand for making Vidarbha a separate state for a long time.B J P Has been in favor of creating Vidarbha state. Whereas there has been opposition from regional parties. Farmer suicides and irrigation projects are big issues here. There have been frequent cases of farmers committing suicide due to lack of rain and poor production. This area is known for the highest number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. Apart from this, there is a large population of Dalit community here and they are considered to play an important role in victory and defeat. The problem of unemployment for the youth forces them to migrate.
Big leaders of Vidarbha
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is the MLA from Nagpur South West seat. Whereas Congress state president Nana Patole also comes from Vidarbha. Congress leader Nitin Raut also comes from Vidarbha. Senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar is also a leader from Vidarbha who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Chandrapurva. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is also from Nagpur, Vidarbha.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 3, 2024, 18:35 IST