Maharashtra Assembly polls: Around 50 candidates from ruling and opposition file nominations

He was joined by family members, including his father and Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray and mother Rashmi Thackeray.
During the roadshow, Aaditya expressed confidence in winning the Worli seat again, stating his main goals are to eradicate unemployment and stop the “loot of Maharashtra”.

Aaditya criticised Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the BJP for allegedly looting the state. “What is important is to defeat Eknath Shinde and the BJP, who have looted Maharashtra,” he said.

In western Maharashtra, NCP (SP) leaders Jayant Patil, the state party chief, and Rohit Patil filed their nominations in Sangli, while Harshvardhan Patil filed from Indapur in the presence of party working president Supriya Sule.

In Thane, MNS leader Avinash Jadhav submitted his nomination in the presence of party chief Raj Thackeray. The BJP submitted a total of 26 nominations, including six from Mumbai.

Notable candidates include Mangal Prabhat Lodha from Malabar Hill, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil from Shirdi, Chandrakant Patil from Kothrud in Pune, and Vijay Kumar Gavit.

Other leaders who filed their nominations included Jitendra Awhad (NCP-SP), Chhagan Bhujbal, Narhari Zirwal, Dilip Walse Patil (NCP), Dhananjay Munde (NCP), and Yashomati Thakur (Congress), along with sitting MLA Sangram Thopte (Congress) from Bhor, Rajan Vichare (Sena UBT) from Thane, Najib Mulla (NCP) from Mumbra and Kalwa, Amit Satam (BJP) from Andheri, Mihir Kotecha (BJP) from Mulund, and Atul Bhatkhalkar (BJP) from Kandivali.

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