Maharashtra elections: Maratha-OBC quota clash to resonate in Bhujbal's Yevla seat
Maratha-OBC quota issue and trends in onion prices are among the campaign themes likely to impact the poll outcome in Maharashtra's Yevla assembly constituency from where NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal is seeking a re-election. Located in Nashik district, Yevla is home to one of the biggest onion wholesale markets in the country.
NCP heavyweight Bhujbal's aggressive stance against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has endeared him to the OBC communities, but may put off a section of Marathas in his first electoral battle since the split in the party.
His one time aide and now rival NCP (SP) candidate Manikrao Shinde, who belongs to the Maratha community, claimed voters in the constituency support his party head Sharad Pawar and this would go in his favour.
However, Bhujbal, who has stridently opposed Jarange's demand for Maratha quota from the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) share, is confident of retaining his seat, unfazed by the defeat of BJP leader Bharati Pawar from Dindori Lok Sabha constituency (which includes Yevla segment) in the general polls earlier this year…
The state assembly elections will be held on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.
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