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Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Rebel Congress leader Mukhtar Shaikh withdraws from polls, to support MVA's candidate in Pune
Updated On: 04 November, 2024 01:42 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Shaikh further claimed that he wanted to have Muslims represented in Pune and that he had been assured by party leaders of getting the nomination from his constituency before
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Rebel Congress leader Mukhtar Shaikh has withdrawn his nomination as an independent from the Kasba Peth assembly constituency and lent support to the official Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate Ravindra Dhangekar for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, reported news agency ANI.
He said that he had received several calls of reassurances from Congress' leadership, which led to the withdrawal of his nomination.
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