Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: On the last day of filing nomination forms for the Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti (PS) elections on Wednesday, the Mahayuti faced severe rebellion from dissatisfied party workers. The BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde), the major constituents of the Mahayuti, split into several groups in Sillod, Phulambri, Khuldabad, Paithan and Kannad talukas.
On Tuesday, OBC Welfare Minister Atul Save had announced that, barring Sillod, out of 52 ZP seats, the BJP would contest 27 seats while Shiv Sena would contest 25. However, dissatisfied aspirants defied party directives and entered the fray independently.
On the other hand, the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) and NCP (SP) have formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi. However, the alliance has not been formed in the Kannad taluka. The Maha Vikas Aghadi will contest 56 ZP groups and 116 PS groups.
Party ZP Groups PS Groups
Shiv Sena (UBT) 27 27
Congress 19 31
VBA 6 15
NCP (SP) 4 8
Total 56 116
