It is worth noting that in the battle for 48 seats in Maharashtra during Lok Sabha Elections, only Baramati in Pune district witnessed a direct fight between two women candidates—NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule and her cousin Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar
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- Electoral battle this year was interesting owing to vertical splits in two major parties
- Maharashtra’s political landscape has seen a change with women’s representation increasing
- In Lok Sabha polls, two prominent alliances in total, nominated only 15 women candidates
The electoral battlefield in Maharashtra was charged as the remaining 13 constituencies voted to elect their representatives in the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in the state. The electoral battle this year was interesting owing to the vertical splits in two major parties in the state.
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