Summary:
State Congress chief Ashok Chavan is facing a tough fight against BJP nominee Pratap Chikhalikar in Nanded. Riding Modi wave, BJP and Shiv Sena had won nine seats during the 2014 elections while Nanded was bagged by the Congress. In Buldhana, Shiv Sena MP Pratap Jadhav will take on NCP nominee Rajendra Shingane. NCP has fielded Rana Jagjit Singh Patil against Shiv Sena nominee Om Raje Nimbalkar. In Hingoli, after Congress MP Rajiv Satav backed out from the contest, the party has nominated Subhash Wankhede against Shiv Sena nominee Hemant Patil..