Rebels back out from Hingoli and Osmanabad

Aurangabad | Sunday | 31st March, 2019

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Beed Parliamentary Constituency has the highest 36 aspirants, followed by Hingoli (28), Parbhani (17), Nanded, Osmanabad (both 14) and Latur (10). All RTOs have been asked to set up a single-window system for necessary clearances,” a senior division-level official said.As per official data, Beed Parliamentary constituency has around 20.28 lakh registered voters among the aforesaid six constituencies, followed by Parbhani (19.70 lakh), Osmanabad (18.71 lakh), Latur (18.60 lakh), Hingoli (17.16 lakh) and Nanded (17 lakh). The next process lined up is the candidates seeking NOC from respective Regional Transport Office (RTO) for their vehicles to be used during poll campaigning. Earlier, Omraje had a meeting with sitting MP Ravindra Gaikwad who was denied ticket and allegedly backing the candidature of Warnale.Meanwhile, a total of 119 candidates are in fray from six parliamentary constituencies from Marathwada for which polling is scheduled under phase II on April 18. Aurangabad: The dissent over allotment of Lok Sabha ticket within the BJP-Shiv Sena camps in Hingoli and Osmanabad parliamentary constituencies has withered away with rebels withdrawing their nominations.Local BJP leader from Hingoli Shivaji Jadhav, who had filed his nomination as an independent against Hemant Jadhav of Shiv Sena, said he was opting out of the race after talks with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena chief Udhhav Thackeray.Jadhav, who is a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court, announced his decision in presence of Sena minister Arjun Khotkar and MLA Hemant Patil on Friday night.From Osmanabad, local Sena leader Basawraj Warnale has withdrawn his nomination as an independent against party candidate Omraje Nimbalkar..