Summary:
Anandrao Adsul will contest from Amravati for the Shiv Sena, Shrirang Barne from Maval and Sanjay Raut from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. Aurangabad is considered the traditional bastion of Shiv Sena; Congress has faced defeat in the past five general elections here.The 67-year-old has already begun his campaign, while the Congress-NCP still looks for a candidate. Omraje had won the 2009 assembly polls as the Sena candidate, defeating Ranajagjitsinh, son of Padmsinh Patil. Nanded-south MLA Hemant Patil will contest from the Hingoli seat.Khaire, who is eyeing a fifth term as MP, was a sure choice for Sena from Aurangabad. He had defeated NCP veteran Padamsinh by over 2.3 lakh votes in 2014 to enter the Parliament for the first time..