Contestants to be known today

The Shiv Sena has announced the candidature of Shivsaran Patil, a corporator, who had contested the assembly election last time and lost the election only by 2,000 votes. The former district chief Ajay Dasri, who was in the race with, has not welcomed Patil8217;s candidature and is likely to revolt.

Meanwhile, the those candidates who have already got the party tickets are not keen on filing the nomination papers so early as the code of conduct becomes applicable to them. Till Monday, only five candidates had filed the papers.

In a bid to display their popularity and strength, the BJP, Congress, Sena and the CPM have planned to take out processions before filing the papers. Congress spokesperson Malang Nadof said the names of the candidates for assembly seats will be announced by Shinde himself on Tuesday morning.