Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 6 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the constitution of the 'Campaign Committee of Maharashtra' for the ensuing assembly election, said a release from the party.

As per the release dated November 5, Chandrakant Handore has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee while Nana Gawande has been appointed as the Convener of the committee.

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Varsha Gaikwad, Kum. Praniti Shinde, Imran Pratapgarhi, Kalyan Kale, Vilas Muttemwar, Satish Chaturvedi, Sunil Kedar, Suresh Shetty, Ulhas Pawar, Hussain Dalwai, Kumar Ketkar, Ashok Patil, Ashok (Bhai) Jagtap, Anees Ahmed, Mohan Joshi, Charulata Tokas, Abhijit Wanjari, Wajahat Mirza, Pradnya Satav, Ramhari Rupanwar, MM Shaikh, Munaf Hakim, Charan Singh Sapra, Rajaram Pangavhane and Rajesh Sharma has been appointed as the 'members' of the committee.

The other members of the committee are Sachin Sawant, Sharad Aher, Mahendra Gharat, Kishor Borker, Janet D'soza, Sandhya Sawalakhe, Siddharth Hattiambirre, Bhanudas Mali, Dr Ibrahim Bhaijan, Kamal Faruque, Anisha Bagul, Suryakant Patil, Hemlata Patil, Mohan Deshmukh, Pravin Deshmukh, Sunil Ahire, Anis Qureshi and Ashok Dhawad.

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The Maharashtra assembly elections are set for November 20, with the counting of votes for all 288 constituencies scheduled for November 23.

The opposition MVA coalition, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Nationalist Congress Party (SCP), aims to reclaim power in the state, challenging the Mahayuti alliance, which includes Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena 63, and Congress 42. (ANI)

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